The first wave has now seen Mad Max: Fury Road. Any and all reactions, please. The most orgiastic of the four Max films or…? Numerical grades, after-thoughts. Not just about how you felt but how the room seemed to respond. Cannes press viewers erupted in applause at the conclusion of a couple of action sequences during last Thursday morning’s screening — any “whoo-whoo” reactions in U.S. theatres? Max appears to be doing somewhat better than expected (i.e., slightly over $40 million) with Variety‘s Dave McNary expecting something in the vicinity of $50 million by Sunday night.
