Summary
Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagahas broken a Rotten Tomatoes record for the franchise. The movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a younger version of the now-iconic Imperator Furiosa, who was previously played by Charlize Theron. Her co-stars in the movie, which was helmed by returning director George Miller, include Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, and Lachy Hulme. TheFuriosareleasecomes nine years after the previous installment in the franchise, which was 2015’s Oscar-winningFury Road, to which it is a prequel.
Now thatFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagahas hit theaters, audiences have been allowed to share their ratings for the movie onRotten Tomatoes. The review aggregator service has calculated that the movie has an audience score of 93%, which gives it thehighest audience score of the entireMad Maxfranchise. That number, which is subject to change, comes from verified viewers only, but the unverified score of 89% is still the best audience score of the five movies.
Could Furiosa’s Audience Score Help It Overcome A Lukewarm Debut?
Furiosa’s Opening Weekend Box Office Fell Short Of Expectations
This Rotten Tomatoes audience score tells an entirely different story from theFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagabox office. At the time of writing, the movie isexpected to fall significantly short of its original $40 million opening weekend projections, reaching no higher than $35 million and potentially being outgrossed byThe Garfield Movie. However, while fewer audiences saw the movie than expected, those that did have been rating it highly, which could signal a sea change for the movie in the coming weeks.
Mad Max: Fury Roadalso had a mild opening, grossing $45.4 million against its estimated budget of roughly $150 million. However, it legged out to a total of $379.4 million worldwide, going on to win six Oscars. Considering the fact that the prequel is directly linked to that installment and has an even better audience score,word of mouth could help boost the movieto a similar box office total by the end of its run. This could also be boosted by the A-list leads from theFuriosacastcontinuing to promote the movie throughout its run. Check out how theMad Maxmovies compare on Rotten Tomatoes below:
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Ultimately, it remains to be seen howFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagaperforms worldwide, and if it maintains its Rotten Tomatoes audience score record. However, debuting with such positive results shows that the movie is connecting with audiences. It also indicates that the movie isn’t suffering critically from not centering Max Rockatansky, the protagonist of all four previous installments in the franchise. This could help the movie as well as the franchise in the long run if these early reactions galvanize viewers who were on the fence about the prequel.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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A prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa is an action-adventure film that tells the origin story of the headstrong and fearless Furiosa. Set shortly after the beginning of the “end of the world,” Furiosa is kidnapped and brought before a powerful warlord, now forced to work for him. To find her way back home, Furiosa will adapt to the new harsh and arid world as she grows into the Furiosa she becomes known to be.
