Chris Hemsworth’s much-hyped Mad Max film Furiosa is struggling to break even on its $168 million (A$251 million) budget.
Australian audiences have not turned out to see the apocalyptic thriller, according to the box office website. number reporting that it earned just 3 million Australian dollars in its opening weekend.
Released in Australia on May 23, the film is receiving such poor attendance that one cinema reported selling only 220 tickets since its release.
Manager of the Emerald Cinema Complex in Queensland, Stephen Goddard, says there has been a lack of interest, but those who attend enjoy the film.
‘Every exit comment I get is, “Wow, that was good.” They’re kind of coming out and surprised that it was good,” Goddard says. news.com.au.
Chris Hemsworth’s much-hyped Mad Max film Furiosa is struggling to break even on its $168 million (A$251 million) budget. Chris appears in the photo
Australian audiences have not turned out to see the apocalyptic thriller, with box office website Numero reporting that it grossed just A$3 million on opening weekend.
The film suffered a similar fate in the United States, where it premiered last week.
The four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend is usually one of the biggest box office events of the year, although that’s not the case this year.
Furiosa topped the box office with an estimated $25.5 million, via Deadlinewith The Garfield Movie right behind with $24.8 million.
It is expected to be the lowest-grossing Memorial Day weekend in 29 years, since Casper topped the box office in late May 1995 with $22 million, not counting the 2020 box office, when theaters They were closed due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Released in Australia on May 23, the film is receiving such poor attendance that one cinema reported selling only 220 tickets since its release.
The film has suffered a similar fate in the United States, where it premiered last week.
Furiosa screened in 3,804 theaters over the holiday weekend, earning a solid $6,703 per screen average.
The soft debut means there’s a long road ahead for the film, which has a hefty production budget of $168 million, not counting advertising and publicity.
The film, a prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, didn’t fare much better in foreign markets, opening to $33.3 million in 76 foreign markets, for a worldwide debut of $58.8 million. Dollars.
Many box office analysts had projected a debut for Furiosa in the $40 to $50 million range, but, like The Fall Guy, it fell far short of expectations.
The soft debut means there’s a long way to go for the film, which has a hefty production budget of $168 million, not counting advertising and publicity.
Like The Fall Guy (81% on Rotten Tomatoes), critics also embraced Furiosa, earning an 89% rating on RT.
Still, the strong critical reception and word of mouth of its various releases still failed to pave the way for Furiosa to be successful at the box office.
Furiosa is a prequel to the 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road, with Anya Taylor-Joy playing a younger version of the title character first played by Charlize Theron.
The film takes place over a 16-year period in Furiosa’s life, years after a global catastrophe that has turned Australia into a radioactive wasteland.
The film follows Furiosa when she was just 10 years old (Alyla Brown) and was kidnapped by Dr. Dementus (Chris Hemsworth), leader of the Biker Horde.
Furiosa also stars Tom Burke as Praetorian Jack, Lachy Hulme as Immortan Joe and Angus Sampson as the organic mechanic.