Chris Hemsworth’s latest blockbuster Mad Max ‘flops’ with disappointment box office returns

Chris Hemsworth’s new Mad Max movie has scored the “worst debut in three decades” at the US box office.

Chris Hemsworth’s latest blockbuster movie is being labelled a “flop” after it failed to match expectations on its first weekend of release, and was almost beaten by a low budget children’s movie.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has scored the title for the worst Memorial Day weekend opening in America for three decades, despite having a budget of a whopping $168 million ($253 million AUD)

The movie opened to a disappointing $25.6 million ($17 million AUD) over the course of the weekend in America, which is almost half the amount the first instalment made back in 2015 in its first week.

It was a neck and neck battle with the new Garfield movie, which landed at number two with $24.8 million ($16.5 million AUD)

It was a much closer than anticipated race, with Furiosa having been expected to debut in the same range as its 2015 predecessor.

It’s the latest in a string of expensive disappointments at the box office, following the likes of Madame Web and Ghostbusters.

Here in Australia, Furiosa took $3.3 million at the box office over the weekend, well down from the $6.2 million Fury Road made in its first week at the box office back in 2015.

Hemsworth plays the evil Dr Dementus in Furiosa.

Hemsworth’s move didn’t fare much better at the international box office either, stalling at the first hurdle with just $58 million ($39 million AUD), meaning the film will likely struggle to recuperate its costs during its run.

Meanwhile, Hemsworth recently opened up about feeling disappointed with his performance in the last Thor movie, which garnered negative reviews from fans and critics alike.

“I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself,” he told Variety.“I didn’t stick the landing.”

Hemsworth’s latest movie has been a hit with critics, but audiences haven’t responded as well as the star may have hoped. Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images.

He added that he felt like he owes fans another Thor movie due to the fourth film’s reception.

“I think we just had too much fun … It’s always hard being in the centre of it and having any real perspective … I love the process, it’s always a ride. But you just don’t know how people are going to respond.”

He went on to add that he had grown stressed about his career choices, and wondered why he wasn’t being given more highbrow projects.

“Why am I doing this film?” he found himself wondering. “Why isn’t this script better? Why didn’t that director call me for that or why didn’t I get considered for this role? Why don’t I get the call-up from Scorsese or Tarantino? I had begun to take it all too serious and too personal.”

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