When it comes to box office numbers, there is no room for laziness. Only a desire for lasagna and clawing oneself to the top of the charts. Columbia Pictures and Alcon Entertainment’sThe Garfield Movieis establishing its dominance across the globe, as the animated movie climbs to the summit of the international box office charts. This past weekend, this pet showed strong staying power, down merely 3% and bringing the weekend’s total earnings to a commendable total of $27 million internationally and another $14 million domestically. This brings its cumulated earnings to $152 million,establishing it as the number-one film globally.
The animated project has been plagued bymostly negativereviews. However, despite these critical responses,The Garfield Moviehas been able to continue to roam overseas freely, and profitably. Opening inChina to total earnings of $8.2 million,The Garfield Moviehas, in two days, surpassed the lifetimes of bothPuss In Boots: The Last WishandMigration. Some select European countries where our favorite work-adverse kitty has been performing admirably, include Germany, with the project in the top slot in its fourth weekend with $2.1 millionfor a local total of $7.6M. The UK came back second with $1.8 million,down just 5% in its sophomore session for a market cume of $8.1 million. Other overseas markets like Malaysia, Poland, and Australia have contributed significantly to the present total.
‘The Garfield Movie’ Recovers After Underperforming
The Emporer’s New GrooveandChicken LittledirectorMark Dindalhelms the film, which sees audiences reuniting with the Monday-hating cat, Garfield, whose world is unexpectedly reshaped after he reunites with his long-lost father, a street cat named Vic, voiced bySamuel. L. Jackson. Everything seems to go downhill as Garfield leaves his comfy life of domestic nothingness andfinds himself as part of a risky heist scheme. The screenplay forGarfieldis penned by the trio ofPaul Kaplan, Mark Torgrove,andDavid Reynolds.
Bringing the animated project to life alongside Pratt and L. Jackson areNicholas Houltas Garfield’s owner John Arbuckle,Ving Rhamesas Otto,Hannah Waddinghamas Jinx,Brett Goldsteinas Roland,Gregg Bergeras canine pal Odie, andSnoop Doggas the aptly named Snoop Cat. The film comes over a decade since 2004’sGarfield: The Movie, starringBill Murrayas the lasagna-loving cat.
The performance ofThe Garfield Moviecontinues a recent, healthy trend of animation projects with relatively modest budgets doing well at the global box office. With a reported budget of $60 million,Garfieldjoins the likes ofMigration,Trolls Band Together,Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, andKung Fu Panda 4, as animated projects with budgets under $100 million which performed admirably.
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The Garfield Movie
Garfield is about to go on a wild outdoor adventure. After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - the cat Vic - Garfield and Odie are forced to abandon their pampered life to join Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.
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