Alex Garland’s new A24 war movie has hit a major box office milestone. Garland is a filmmaker who got his start as a novelist and screenwriter. His 1996 novelThe Beachwas adapted into a movie by screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle, leading to a fruitful working relationship with Boyle that saw he and Garland collaborate on a number of movies including 2002’s28 Days Later, its upcoming 2025 sequel28 Years Later, and 2002’sSunshine.
He has also risen to prominence as a director after making his debut with the 2014 sci-fi thrillerEx Machina, which he also wrote. The followingAlex Garland movies, all of which he both wrote and directed, were the heady 2018 sci-fi adaptationAnnihilation, the satirical 2022 horror movieMen, and the dystopian 2024 action movieCivil War. AlthoughAnnihilationwas distributed by Paramount Pictures,notable indie entertainment company A24 distributedEx Machina, later distributingMen,Civil War, and his new war movie, in addition to producing the latter two.
Warfare Continues To Climb The Chart
The Alex Garland Movie Debuted On April 11
Warfarehas now passed an important domestic milestone.Alex Garland co-wrote and co-directed the movie withCivil War’s military advisor Ray Mendozabased on Mendoza’s experience during the Iraq War following the Battle of Ramadi. The ensemble cast features many rising stars, including D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, Noah Centineo, and Michael Gandolfini. TheWarfarereleasekicked off on April 11, debuting at No. 4 with an $8.3 million opening weekend.
Warfaredebuted behind fellow new releasesThe Amateur(No. 3) andThe King of Kings(No. 2) in addition to the sophomore weekend of the smash hitA Minecraft Movie(No. 1).
PerDeadline, as of Saturday morning,Warfareis projected to earn a 3-day total of $4.65 million by the end of its sophomore weekend at the domestic box office. In addition to seeing it drop just one spot to No. 5, this brings the movie’s cumulative domestic box office total to $16.9 million,passing the $15 million milestone after just 10 days in theaters. It is the 27th release of 2025 to have passed this milestone, with the most recent being the new release horror movieSinners, which is projected to debut with $40 million.
What This Means For Warfare
It Isn’t Performing As Well As Civil War
2025’sWarfareis not performing as well asCivil War, which reached the $15 million domestic milestone after just two days on its way to earning $127.3 million worldwide and becoming the second highest-grossing A24 movie of all time. However, its expectations are different, asits $20 million budget is significantly lower thanCivil War’s $50 million, which made it A24’s most expensive movie at the time. This likely places its break-even point at roughly $50 million, which is a milestone it has a much easier chance of hitting, even if it may need a boost from VOD and streaming.
