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The Garfield Movie: Is This Movie Worse Than a Monday?

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    Copyright © Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, DNEG Animation Title : The Garfield Movie Director : Mark Dindal Based on : Garfield by Jim Davis Release Date : May 24, 2024     Judging on how Chris Pratt is part of the voice cast, this did not convince everyone. This was supposedly an animated version to prove that Sony would make a better Garfield movie than 20th Century did twenty years ago. Back in 2004, Garfield: The Movie  performed well commercially but also did not perform well with critical reception. For this review, this will be about Sony's version, The Garfield Movie , which is the customized cinematic take on the comic strip. At the box office, it received a solid $232 million worldwide, showing that this is a decent start for a non-SPA animated film. On the dark side, it performed negatively with critics. However, most audiences loved the movie. The Rotten Tomatoes scores are 36% for critics and 80% for audiences, unlike the 2004 movie that perfor