411 Box Office Report: Garfield Tops IF & Furiosa To Claim #1

It was a weekend of holdovers atop the box office as Garfield, IF and Furiosa lead the way. The CGI animated family film brought in $14 million to claim the top spot, down a very solid 42% from last weekend’s three-day take. The film is sitting in good shape during what has been a slow start to the summer movie season, having grossed $51.6 million domestically and $152.3 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million.

It’s a testament to the strength of family fare, as the film has survived some sketchy reviews by resonating with audiences and scoring solid worth of mouth. The movie is looking likely to top to approach $100 million domestically and should end up being profitable for Sony Pictures.

Speaking of family films, IF stayed strong this weekend despite the direct competition from Garfield. The Ryan Reynolds-starrer was down just 33% from last weekend with $10.8 million. That puts the CGI/live action hybrid movie at $80.4 million in the US and $138 million worldwide. IF still has a ways to go to make back hits $100 million budget, but as it stands it should be able to cross $100 million stateside and overseas grosses should be able to make it close to profitable at the least.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga had a heftier fall than its competition, as it was down 59% from last weekend’s three-day take with $10.8 million (it was about $50,000 less than IF). The Warner Bros. post-apocalyptic action film is feeling the weight of that lower-than-expected opening weekend and now sits at $49.7 million domestically and $114.4 million worldwide. Those numbers aren’t great against a reported $168 million budget, and right now it looks likely to be a money loser. The final domestic number looks likely to be around $75 million or so, which won’t be enough to bring the movie into the black even with overseas grosses helping out.

Kingdom Of Planet of the Apes, on the other hand, is doing quite well. The latest Planet of the Apes film was down 34% in its fourth weekend to tally $8.8 million. 20th Century Studios is very happy with the results here, as it’s now at $140 million domestically and $337.1 million worldwide against a $160 million budget. It now looks to be closing out in the $165 million to $170 million range in the US.

The Fall Guy continues to show box office legs, as it was off just 30% in its fifth weekend with $4.2 million. Keep in mind that this film has been available on digital for almost two weeks now. The action romcom isn’t going to be profitable off its theatrical run, as it has grossed $80.3 million domestically and $157.9 million worldwide against a $125 million budget. But it’s doing better than people expected and should be able to hit around $90 million domestically.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 eased 35% in its third weekend to $3.6 million. The first part in the horror reboot trilogy now stands at $28.4 million domestically and $32 million worldwide, profitable against an $8 million budget. The film is looking at an endgame of around $35 million in the US, enough for some profit though not a breakout hit by any stretch.

The bottom four films in the top 10 were all new releases, led by Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle. The Crunchyroll-distributed anime film grossed $3.5 million to start its domestic run. That opening is below the studio’s recent releases like Spy x Family Code: White ($4.8 million start) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ($11.5 million), but this was never expected to do the numbers of those films.

More to the point: as is typical with Crunchyroll, the domestic release of Dumpster Battle is just extra frosting on the cake. The film has already grossed $74.8 million overseas for a $80.2 million worldwide total thus far. It will vanish quickly from the top 10, but it’s a hit for the studio.

IFC Films had another relative hit in the slasher flick In a Violent Nature. The horror pic grossed $2.2 million, marking IFC’s best opening since Late Night With the Devil started with $2.8 million in April. Violent Nature capitalized on strong critical buzz for its opening; the film is at an 83% aggregated average on Rotten Tomatoes. There’s no word on its budget but it should be able to top $8 million domestically, which will almost certainly be enough for profit.

Bleecker Street’s Ezra came in at #9 with $1.2 million. That is a perfectly fine result for the Tony Goldwyn-directed comedy, which has decent enough reviews at a 70% RT aggregated score. There’s no word on the budget but Bleecker Street tends to keep them low. It should be able to end with around $5 million or so.

Roadside Attractions’ Summer Camp closed out the top 10 with $1.1 million. The Diane Keaton and Kathy Bates comedy flew way under the radar considering its 1,800 theater release. There’s not much positive here; the reviews are awful at just 9% on RT, and word of mouth is bad with a C CinemaScore. It won’t be long for theaters; no word on its budget.

Next weekend will see the arrival of Bad Boys: Ride or Die which is targeting around $60 million for its start, while Ishana Night Shyamalan’s horror film The Watchers is looking at a high teens to $20 million start.

BOX OFFICE TOP TEN (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)
1. The Garfield Movie – $14 million ($51.6 million total, $152.3 million WW)
2. IF – $10.8 million ($80.4 million total, $138 million WW)
3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – $10.8 million ($49.7 million total, $114.4 million WW)
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – $8.8 million ($140 million total, $337.1 million WW)
5. The Fall Guy – $4.2 million ($80.3 million total, $157.9 million WW)
6. The Strangers: Chapter 1 – $3.6 million ($28.4 million total, $32 million WW)
7. Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle – $3.5 million ($3.5 million total, $80.2 million WW)
8. In a Violent Nature – $2.2 million ($2.2 million total, $2.2 million WW)
9. Ezra – $1.2 million ($1.2 million total, $1.2 million WW)
10. Summer Camp – $1.1 million ($1.1 million total, $1.1 million WW)