‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Rockets to $114 Million Box Office Opening
thewrap.comlast month’s momentum going with strong audience reception that should allow James Gunn’s final MCU film to leg out in theaters.
With $38.9 million grossed from 4,405 locations on Saturday, “Guardians Vol. 3” beat industry projections and may do so again on Sunday, possibly allowing it to get to a final weekend total closer to $120 million when actual totals are reported on Monday.
Overseas, “Guardians Vol. 3” added $168 million from 52 markets, including $28.1 million from the now Hollywood-averse China, to earn a global opening weekend of $282 million.
40% of that opening weekend is estimated to come from premium formats, including $25 million from Imax. Recent installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have broken the franchise’s longtime streak of strong critical and audience reception, with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” suffering a franchise-worst 70% second weekend drop this past February.
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