BOX OFFICE UPDATE: ‘Garfield’ Overtakes ‘Furiosa’ In Worldwide Box Office Amid Poor Summer Weekend

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The summer box office has started off in dire shape, with the shock of the world being ‘Furiosa’ underperforming globally, and deemed a box-office flop. ‘The Garfield Movie’ has overtaken ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ for first place on domestic and international sales.

The DNEG-animated feature, which stars Chris Pratt, is projecting $13 million in its second weekend domestically. The film has now inched past $41.3 million in North America and $66.5 million internationally. This takes ‘Garfield’ to $108 Million worldwide.

Warner Bros.’ ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ took in only $3 million on Friday. Competitors are projecting a drop of around 59%. With a $168 million production budget to account for, plus marketing and distribution costs, the well-reviewed revenge prequel doesn’t look to be profitable at the end of its theatre-run.

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The 2015 predecessor ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ earned $63 million through its first seven days in North America alone, and conjured a global total of $380 Million. ‘Furiosa’ ended its first week way behind at $38.9 million, and holds a global total of $74.8 Million.

‘Furiosa’ is likely to reach the $100 Million global mark in the coming weeks — an unexpected disaster for Warner Bros.