Summary

• The Garfield Movie boasts an A-list cast that includes Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, and Nicholas Hoult.
• With a comedic heist plot and an ensemble of talented actors, The Garfield Movie aims to appeal to viewers of all ages.
• The Garfield Movie may become a box office smash, and is projected to earn $35 million in the opening weekend.

Based on Jim Davis' beloved comic strip about a Monday-hating, lasagna-loving feline, The Garfield Movie is primed to break a 20-year-old $208 million box office record when it hits theaters over Memorial Day Weekend. The Garfield Movie, which features Chris Pratt as the voice behind the grumpy title character, will go head-to-head with another massive franchise flick, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. However, given the films' vastly different audiences, the cynical orange tabby cat, and the animated film's comedic heist plot, has a shot at reeling in viewers of all ages.

The Garfield Movie's cast of characters is impressive, with Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) voicing Odie, Garfield's dim-witted beagle pal, and Nicholas Hoult lending his voice to Garfield and Odie's owner, Jon Arbuckle. The catalyst for the film is the stray cat Vic (Samuel L. Jackson), Garfield's estranged father, though the movie's ensemble also includes Ted Lasso actors Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein, Abbott Elementary's Janelle James, Saturday Night Live favorites Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang, and even Snoop Dog. Of course, The Garfield Movie is hardly the first flick about the popular comic-strip character.

The Garfield Movie Should Easily Become The Highest-Grossing Garfield Film

Garfield: The Movie From 2004 Holds The Current Record

Twenty years ago, audiences "got ready for frisky business" when Garfield: The Movie hit theaters. A blend of live-action actors and animated characters, the 2004 Garfield adaptation features comedian Bill Murray as the voice of the CGI tabby. In the first flick, Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer), Garfield's owner, accidentally adopts Odie. A rambunctious dog and the enemy of Garfield, Odie doesn't say more than two words to his eventual feline pal. Although Garfield: The Movie was slammed by critics, it made an impressive $208 million at the box office and spawned a sequel, 2006's Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.

A Tail of Two Kitties was still a box office success, garnering $143.3 million, but it fell several million short of the 2004 movie's peaks.

Out of every Garfield movie, the 2004 film was the most commercially successful outing for Jim Davis' cartoon cat. A Tail of Two Kitties was still a box office success, garnering $143.3 million, but it fell several million short of the 2004 movie's peaks. While 2007's Garfield Gets Real goes the self-referential Who Framed Roger Rabbit route, the fun flick was only released on Amazon Prime Video. Meanwhile, the feline's more recent cinematic outings have been Tubi-exclusive specials. All of that to say, The Garfield Movie should have no problem surpassing Garfield: The Movie's box-office record.

Predicting How Much Money The Garfield Movie Will Make At The Box Office

The Garfield Movie Is Expected To Have A Huge Opening Weekend

Between Garfield's Chris Pratt, who recently voiced Mario in the runaway commercial success that was 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and distributor Sony Pictures Releasing's track record with animated movies, The Garfield Movie will likely be a massive box office smash. Other Sony-distributed record-breaking animated hits have included franchises like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and the Spider-Verse films. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse garnered an impressive $690.9 million, while The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned a staggering $1.362 billion. It's hard to imagine The Garfield Movie having the same pull as Mario, but the odds are certainly stacked in the cat's favor.

The Garfield Movie is projected to earn $35 million over its opening weekend.

The Garfield Movie releases on May 24 in theaters across the US.