(Los Angeles) The red feline Garfield took the lead at the North American box office for its second week in theaters, according to Sunday projections from specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
With $14 million in revenue between Friday and Sunday, The Garfield Movie, Sony’s adaptation of the humorous adventures of the famous lazy, lasagna-loving cat, dominated the box office.
Just behind, IF, the story of a young girl who has the gift of seeing imaginary creatures, with Cailey Fleming and Ryan Reynolds, collected $10.8 million in revenue.
Neck and neck with Garfield for first place over last week’s long bank holiday weekend, the fifth installment of the postapocalyptic Mad Max saga, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, is only just ahead. ‘in third place on the podium with $10.75 million in revenue.
The latest installment in the sci-fi simian saga Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes took fourth place with $8.8 million.
The film The Fall Guy, starring Canadian actor Ryan Gosling as a seasoned stuntman, took fifth place with $4.2 million.
Overall, the May box office was down 43.3% compared to the average for that month in 2017-2019, according to analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.