{"id":2260766,"date":"2024-06-05T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-arent-showing-up-for-female-led-furiousa-a-mad-max-saga\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T18:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:50:55","slug":"women-arent-showing-up-for-female-led-furiousa-a-mad-max-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-arent-showing-up-for-female-led-furiousa-a-mad-max-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Women are not attending &#8220;Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga&#8221; led by female cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomen-arent-showing-up-for-female-led-furiousa-a-mad-max-saga%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The female-led &#8220;Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga&#8221; is struggling to attract \u200cwomen and young moviegoers, raising concerns about the franchise&#8217;s future.\u2064 Despite\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-destroys-indiana-jones-faces-box-office-bomb-amid-rumors-of-female-lead-taking-over-the-franchise\/\" title=\"Disney's Indiana Jones franchise faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">box office<\/a> failure as rumors of a female lead taking over circulate.&#8221;>disappointing box office performance<\/a>, director\u2064 George Miller hints at more stories to tell based on the film&#8217;s outcome. The latest installment failed to replicate the success \u2062of the previous &#8220;Mad Max&#8221; film in terms of audience demographics. The female-led &#8220;Furiosa:\u200d A Mad\u2062 Max Saga&#8221;\u200d is facing challenges in engaging women and young moviegoers, leading to uncertainties about the franchise&#8217;s\u200c future. Director George Miller suggests \u200cpotential\u2062 for \u2063more narratives depending on the\u200c film&#8217;s\u2064 reception. Contrary to its predecessor, the latest installment falls short in capturing the same audience demographics&#8217; interest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The numbers show that women and young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moviegoers<\/a> just aren\u2019t showing up for the female-led dystopian \u201cFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga,\u201d and it might mean the end of the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The latest \u201cMad Max\u201d film opened domestically over the long Memorial Day weekend and brought in a dismal $32 million at the box office, just barely beating the Chris Pratt-led \u201cThe Garfield Movie,\u201d which earned $31 million that same weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diving into the numbers, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/furiosa-mad-max-george-miller\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blaze News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  found that between the Charlize Theron-Tom Hardy 2015 \u201cMad Max: Fury Road\u201d and the newest one led by actress Anya Taylor-Joy, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fewer women and young moviegoers turned out to watch the George Miller-directed film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2015, the film\u2019s opening weekend saw a 40% female audience, compared to the latest opening weekend, which only saw 29% female viewership, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the same time, the film also failed to attract the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-scandal-plagued-chris-cuomo-hits-record-low-ratings\/\" title=\"Nolte: Scandal-Plagued Chris Cuomo Hits Record-Low Ratings\">coveted age demographic<\/a> of ages 18-24, with only 21% turning up to watch the latest \u201cMad Max\u201d film compared to 31% who trekked to the theaters in 2015, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018Mad Max\u2019 franchise likely put on hold after \u2018Furiosa\u2019 flop sees far fewer female viewers than it hoped <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPoMtQtxnU\">https:\/\/t.co\/cPoMtQtxnU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iRmL2ilac3\">pic.twitter.com\/iRmL2ilac3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1798072377462735303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahead of the release, Miller talked about the franchise\u2019s future and made it clear there are more stories to tell based on how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-overwhelmingly-silent-on-scott-rudin-abuse-allegations\/\" title=\"Hollywood Overwhelmingly Silent On Scott Rudin Abuse Allegations\">latest film<\/a> does.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s certainly more stories there,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/george-miller\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  told the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/05\/furiosa-george-miller-mad-max-sequels-cannes-1235918653\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  at the annual Cannes Film Festival. \u201cMaybe because in order to tell the story of \u2018Fury Road,\u2019<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">we needed to know about \u2018Furiosa\u2019 and Max in the years before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019ll definitely see how this goes,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entertainment Reporter Christian Toto told Blaze News that the film\u2019s struggle \u201cwon\u2019t kill the franchise. Hollywood clings to IPs[Intellectual Properties], even the ones that have stumbled or collapsed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSee the \u2018Terminator\u2019 saga, which had not one but two duds before they took a knee. Still, a \u2018Mad Max\u2019 movie without Mad Max \u2014 or the actress who embodied the title character \u2014 is a tough sell,\u201d he added. \u201cAudiences increasingly know films are hitting video on-demand faster and faster these days. Just look at \u2018The Fall Guy,\u2019 already available for home viewing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the weekend, the \u201cMad Max\u201d film fell behind \u201cThe Garfield Movie\u201d in first place and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garfield-wins-at-the-theater-with-summer-box-office-numbers-way-down\/\" title=\"Garfield' Dominates the Box Office Amid Summer Slump\">live-action animated movie \u201c<\/a>IF\u201d from John Krasinski in second. The Miller-directed film<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  landed in the third spot as the film has continued to struggle since it opened on May <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24 \u2014 earning just $10.7 million over the weekend to bring its gross total in the states to $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/h\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49.7 million<\/a> at the time of this publication. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie cost $168 million to produce and in its second weekend out, it fell 59 percent in sales, as previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/garfield-wins-at-the-theater-with-summer-box-office-numbers-way-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/box-office-on-track-to-have-worst-memorial-day-weekend-since-1995-garfield-and-furiosa-flounder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office On Track To Have Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995, \u2018Garfield\u2019 And \u2018Furiosa\u2019\u00a0Flounder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women and young moviegoers are notably absent from the female-led &#8220;Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,&#8221; signaling potential franchise repercussions. 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