Box Office: ‘Furiosa’ Just Barely Beats ‘The Garfield Movie’ in Disastrous Memorial Day Weekend — the Worst in Decades
Box Office: ‘Furiosa’ Just Barely Beats ‘The Garfield Movie’ in Disastrous Memorial Day Weekend — the Worst in Decades
In a box office nail biter, "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" emerged victorious over "The Garfield Movie" on North American charts.
Furiosa was fine. In a vacuum, it was actually pretty good, but in being a sequel to Fury Road it can't shake comparisons.
I figure that it looking so visually similar to Fury Road in trailers made a lot of people ask themselves why even bother watching it when they'd already seen Fury Road. The title including "A Mad Max Saga" is clunky and throws up big vibes of this being a tack on story (which it is), which really doesn't create the kind of hype wave needed to reach out to people who are already cynical about going to a theater.
The word of mouth all seems to start with "Well it wasn't as good as Fury Road, but..." which isn't going to put a fire under the seats of undecided people.
sequel
Prequel.
Also Fury Road happens over 48 hours. Furiosa spans like 15 years.
Prequel
You got me. It's still a follow up movie that looks very similar but lesser in the trailers, and has a clunky title.
Also Fury Road happens over 48 hours. Furiosa spans like 15 years.
What does that have to do with people not watching it? I'm talking about marketing and word of mouth impressions. Plot details aren't very important to that.
I enjoyed all the weirdness of it.
I really liked it. Bikes and cars go vroom, guns go bang, flamethrowers go woosh. 10/10. I'm contemplating going again next weekend.
My roommate was bored. Didn't like the writing, didn't like Taylor-Joy's performance. He rated it "not good." I didn't really disagree with any of his specific complaints, I just didn't care about them.
I suspect your mileage really depends on what kind of audience member you are.
Bikes and cars go vroom, guns go bang, flamethrowers go woosh. 10/10.
That's just it, I went in to see a Mad Max movie and that's what I got. Very satisfied! I think anyone complaining about this movie went in with the wrong expectations. I told my gf before the movie, "I want to see high speed chases, shit flying through the air, explosions, stunts and at last one thing I've never seen before.". I got all that shit and then some! Fuck yeah!
If I wanted to see that, and turn my brain off, I'd watch a Fast and Furious movie.
Mad Max Fury Road was not a "turn your brain off" movie. It was extremely well written and acted. It ALSO had cars that go vroom and flamethrowers that go whoosh. It was one of the best movies of the last few decades. That's a high bar to meet.
Apparently a lot of people aren't very thrilled about mad max movies, though. Most of the analysis seems to just be saying "it's a R movie with niche appeal".
This is exactly the experience with me and my wife too. She was not at all impressed with any of the performances. And I don't disagree I just don't really care that much.
Though it's not even close to as good as fury road. I described it as "fine"
ADHD moviegoer, here; sounds like my kind of film. Dialog never mattered much to me because I can't follow it half the time. Which really sucks because I can't enjoy shows like The Wire, Sopranos, and Boardwalk Empire. People spend too much time talking and not enough time doing, and I just get confused and annoyed cause I have no idea what's going on.
I adore Fury Road, and re-watched it the night after seeing Furiosa, and it's definitely the far superior film. That being said, Furiosa is alright for what it is. It has far more plot and dialog, which I really don't think was needed given what they managed with Fury Road, but was decently well written and fun enough.
It definitely lacked a lot of the stronger feminist themes of Fury Road, which is honestly pretty funny given they're almost 10 years apart. I'm 100% sure if they came out in the opposite order, Fury Road would be heavily criticized now for being "too woke" compared to Furiosa.
Shame, i thought Furiosa was awesome, although there were only about 5 people in the cinema. The critics seem to be giving pretty favourable reviews too, would definitely recommend going and checking it out. Hope this isnt the nail in the coffin of Mad Max.
Hope this isnt the nail in the coffin of Mad Max.
Maybe it's a sign that a Mad Max movie should have Mad Max in it.
Maybe it did have Mad Max in it.
Furiosa has a few major challenges up against it, really:
- Its running time is longer than the average Blockbuster
- it's R rated and violent
- Mad Max is a fairly niche IP to begin with
- It's a backstory for a secondary (albeit important) character from Fury Road
- People are feeling the pinch financially right now
Having Tom Hardy playing Max as the main character might have bumped the opening weekend Box Office a bit, but not hugely IMO.
It exceeded my expectations. Fucking awesome movie!
Im not paying to see ATJ
May I ask why?
In genuinely curious because there seems to be some people that have an issue with her.
Even so, I still watch Tom Cruise movies even though I think the guy is a psycho. Most actors are a little off if you dig into their personal lives.
Edit to add: I ended up down a rabbit hole of interviews with her and I only like her more.
Watched it over the weekend and was rather underwhelmed. It felt “cheap” compared to Fury Road. The CGI was quite terrible in comparison, especially when they showed some scenes from the last movie during credits. It’s just so obvious they paid less detail to the effects and it seemed like a significant decrease in their use of practical effects. Add to that some of the effects were just plain bad. AND worse of all
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They skipped the final fight scene completely!
Also there was just too much talking. Fury Road was great because the world building was done without extra dialog. Furiosa just felt like any other Hollywood film with nothing special at all.
felt “cheap” compared to Fury Road. The CGI was quite terrible in comparison
This was my impression from the trailer. Eh, I'll catch it on streaming, eventually.
It’s just so obvious they paid less detail to the effects and it seemed like a significant decrease in their use of practical effects.
When I saw the trailer that was my very first thought. "This is a cash grab that's 90% bad cgi"
Well the advertising sucks then, because I didn't even realize this was out.
If it's a good movie more people will go to see it. Opening weekend is a reflection of the hype machine and expectations
Not having mad max in a mad max film probably didn't help the opening weekend.
But a good movie will be good, and people will tell their friends, so let's see what happens next weekend.
Opening weekend is a reflection of the hype machine and expectations
Well, maybe they should have advertised it more. I didn't hear anything about it until after it was released.
Not having mad max in a mad max film probably didn’t help the opening weekend.
Was there Mad Max in Fury Road?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road
Yes, Tom Hardy played Mad Max
The movie is great IMO and deserves better.. but I had to see it in a filthy theater with non-reclining seats on a screen that was so tinted in green that the reds looks like rust.
Why are we supposed to pay for this experience?... I literally would have been better off watching it at home on my crappy projector
Furiosa is 5 years too late. People who cared about her, stopped caring about the character years ago. They give us enough of her backstory in Fury Road. For viewers to know her history. If the viewer stops to connect the dots. So making this movie pointless.
Your right, the new fans who were attracted to the franchise grew up and forgot about in that time. Why the Hell did it take 10 years to get another mad max(ish) movie out.. its insane that it took that long.
Why the Hell did it take 10 years to get another mad max(ish) movie out…
I mean, COVID set a bunch of films back, just for starters. After that, Idk. WB has been making some disastrous executive decisions since they merged with Discovery. I'm a bit amazed Barbie was released, rather than getting torched for the tax credit. Could be they sacked their marketing department and told an AI to do the job, and now its just gone underpromoted.
I lost interest with Taylor-Joy playing the character to be honest. I'm sure I'll watch it but not in the theater.
This from a guy with an original Road Warrior theater poster in my garage and a hand-built, contest-winning Imortan Joe costume.
She has like 30 lines in the whole film but she's nailed Theron's voice somehow. And for like first half of the movie, there's even younger Furiosa played by different actress.
I watched an interview with her where she said they used CGI to slightly alter the actress(es?) playing her younger self to look more like her (grown up).
Other than the ending dialogue, which i wasnt a big fan of probably because of the writing, her acting is superb. She is almost always silent so that makes it even more challenging. Her eyes do the talking.
How do you know which one to look at (listen to?)
Honestly, she was pretty badass in this movie.
I saw Furiosa in the theater Sunday. About 7 people in the theater. Movie was good, tad slow in the middle, but definitely got me tense a few times. I don't know what it is about movie theaters but they always seem grimey and as I get older I don't tolerate grimey things as much. I'd give the movie 7/10 and the movie theater experience 4/10.
I just cannot do cheap theaters anymore. I only go for a movie maybe once a year these days and I'll pay extra for one of those places that serves real food and the theaters are clearly cleaned after every viewing. The seats are extremely comfortable, the food is good and not terribly priced and the screen, projector and audio are always in perfect condition.
That's a shame. Chris Hemsworth is fantastic in this. Felt like he was having time of his life.
Chris Hemsworth is in Garfield?
Would've been better if he was. Then after Barbenheimer we would've had Furifield.
Why do they keep making Garfield movies they keep flopping
Chris Pratt needed work
kids. my kids loved it
I guess I can't talk, i absolutely loved master of disguise as a kid
I remember trying too hard to like Garfield as a kid and ultimately giving up. I don't know if it's not my kind of humor or if there's a specific kind of humor for syndicated comics that just doesn't translate well to other mediums
Yeah but what about Garfield?
Looks more like it mildly underperformed relative to the overall market being very low, and getting lower.
I plan to go see furiosa soon. Probably my only 2024 movie
It's the same for me too. I went last night and there were maybe 20 other people in the theater with us. I live in a very densely populated area. RIP theaters I guess
Other than the weirdly janky CG, which was both excellent in some parts while ruining my suspension of disbelief in others, I enjoyed it. No, it wasn't as good as Fury Road but, let's face it, that bar is so high it's almost stratospheric.
I meant to go see this over the weekend, but I forgot…
I want to see this movie and didn't even realize it was out already
Wait.. theaters still exist? They were expensive before food prices doubled. How much are they charging for a bag of popcorn now? Do they accept bills less than $100?
Is it all self-service now? Are we now expected to push <play> on the movie computer AND clean the theater before we’re allowed to leave? Are you forced to watch ads while you clean up?Ever since Jiffy Pop hit $50 at the self-service Dollar General, I barely leave home anymore.
They do accept small electronics and children, in working order of course.
We get it guys, you didn't go to the theater because you haven't left your basement in 4 years. You don't have to keep commenting that.
My basement has an amazing home theater setup, complete with wet bar, popcorn machine, and a really nice recliner/couch set.
Why would I pay $20 to sit in some ratty, smelly, flop house of a theater when I can queue this movie up in a few months for free and watch it in the lap of luxury?
I genuinely want to go see movies but Indont have time. I kind of get now why everything is pg13 given as a 30 year old I can probably get there 4 times a year if I am lucky whereas I used to go like 15 times a year.
I wonder if it'll do big numbers on home release, I think many people are waiting for that
I have no interest in seeing the movie. There's just nothing there for me. I'm burned out on this type of stuff, and ready for more creative plotlines.
Burned out on apocalypse wasteland movies?
Burned out on movies that are mostly chase scenes, explosions, and lots of gun shooting by people who can't aim.
I saw it in 4dx and thought it was fun. The dialogue was pretty bad, but the seats shaking made up for it.
Worried about rent tbh, would love to see this but..
People still go to the theater? I quit that 10 years ago.
One of the theaters I used to go to is now a massive Amazon warehouse.
I’m ok with that—in practice and principle.
I just don't believe an actress who can't even act out eating a cheese burger like it wasn't beneath her could act like a post apocalyptic hard ass.
Also, this thumbnail makes me think this prequel is really just the origin story of her buzz cut.
I didn't really have a problem with Anya Taylor-Joy in the Queen's Gambit. What makes you think she can't act?
I didn't have a huge problem with Queen's gambit. I was not convinced that her character in The Menu was actually a working class person, though.
She strikes me as the kind of Actress who has a brand, and that brand has nothing to do with her acting skills.
To clarify, I mean she seems like her brand involves "don't eat that cheeseburger too much like a poor person", or she will spoil her image.
