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The Memorial Day Box Office Bloodbath

News and notes on a historically disastrous weekend and month of May, and whether there’s any chance of redemption this summer.

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The month’s alleged biggies were a medley of old-school B-level programmers and comparatively questionable franchise plays, like Warner Bros.’ Furiosa and Sony’s Garfield. Photo: Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images
Scott Mendelson
May 28, 2024

Alas, whether it’s ultimately Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga or The Garfield Movie, this year’s winner of the Memorial Day weekend box office will ignominiously gross the lowest amount since Casper, which earned just $22 million in May of 1995. (That’s around $55 million today when adjusted for inflation.) Both films are looking at between $31 million and $32 million for the long weekend, pending final Monday grosses. Looking at realistic comps for tentpole or kid-targeted Memorial Day openers, both films will likely end up with far less total in North America than The Little Mermaid earned ($118 million) in its opening weekend.