‘Furiosa’ and ‘Garfield’ Won’t Save Theaters From a Bleak Memorial Day Weekend Box Office

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With only two films expected to top $25 million, the May holiday weekend faces the lowest totals theaters have seen in a quarter century

"Garfield" and "Furiosa"
"Garfield" and "Furiosa" (Chris Smith/TheWrap)

This year’s batch of Memorial Day weekend films, led by Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and Sony’s “The Garfield Movie,” may realize a solid return on investment for their studios. But it is highly unlikely they will save theaters from what is set to be the worst Memorial Day weekend box office in a quarter century.

Memorial Day weekend has historically served as the launch pad for some of the biggest summer hits in box office history, the most recent being Paramount’s record-breaking “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022 which had a $160.5 million four-day domestic start. Last year, Disney’s remake of “The Little Mermaid” led the charts with a $118.8

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