Warner Bros.
- Hollywood saw weak box office sales over Memorial Day weekend, despite new releases.
- Memorial Day weekend box office revenue is down 40% year-over-year.
- Studios hope upcoming releases like "Deadpool & Wolverine" will boost summer sales.
Hollywood is betting on movies like "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" and "Garfield" to bring people to movie theaters this summer, but box office sales were weak during the critical Memorial Day weekend.
Warner Bros. claimed "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" brought in $25.6 million in ticket sales through Sunday. Meanwhile, Sony expects "Garfield" to make $31.9 million from total Memorial Day weekend sales through Monday. The film studios self-reported ticket sales, and each reported their movies as the No. 1 film of the weekend.