BOX OFFICE: Fans waiting to Stream “Furiosa” are still Waiting — “Garfield” and Chris Pratt win weekend

Yeah, sure. I still say “Furiosa” is an over-rated, ponderous and repetitive action epic, barely original enough to be worth your time.

But are you REALLY waiting to see this spectacle on your teevee or “other mobile video device?”

That means that on this, the first weekend of June and the weekend after the Memorial Day opening of “Furiosa” and “Garfield,” that the latest iteration of the animated cat will BEAT “Furiosa” at the box office?

That’s how it’s shaping up (per deadline.com). A poor turnout Memorial Day is followed by a box office bottoming out this weekend, for movie theaters and for “Furiosa.” “Garfield,” voiced by Chris Pratt this time out, edged “Furiosa” Friday and is expected to best it Sat. and Sunday — a $14 million or so to $10.7 million humiliation for George Miller, and for Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.

It’s a family film, kid-oriented. So it is sure to outperform “Furiosa” all the way through June. As “Furiosa” is on track to not finish second but THIRD at the box office (behind “IF”), the shame deepens.

This should not stand. If you’ve ever seen a “Mad Max” movie, have any curiosity at all about “Furiosa,” make your plans. Get out and go see the movie. Warners will lose its shirt over it, otherwise.

“IF” is sticking around, holding audience and may earn as much as $10 million this weekend (updated, $10.8).

“Furiosa” is on tap to pull in $10.7 million, third place. Nobody’s going is turning into “Nobody went.”

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is also holding onto screens and audience, another $8.8 million there.

“The Fall Guy” cleared $4 million plus and stayed in the Top Five.

“The Strangers: Chapter 1” cleared $3.3 and came in sixth

An anime outing, “Haikyu! The Dumpster Battle,” will earn $3 and will not crack the top five.

IFC’s wide (ish) release “In a Violent Nature” is doing pretty well, but won’t crack the top five ($2.2) either.

About Roger Moore

Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine
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