At a time when all eyes are on how superhero movies are performing at the box office, Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is giving observers and fans enough to ponder about in its opening weekend. The third film in Marvel’s space opera superhero series grossed $114 million domestically and another $168 million from overseas territories, for a global opening of $282 million.
While this is ahead of the projected $250 million to $264 million worldwide debut that was floated over the last couple of days, it’s still a lower haul than what films of a similar stature tend to deliver. For instance, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness grossed $450 million in its worldwide debut just last year, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 made around $252 million in its global debut back in 2017, although, crucially, it didn’t open in China until week two.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Keep in mind, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, unlike Doctor Strange 2 and its own predecessor, also debuted day-and-date in China, where it made $28 million. While this is superior to what both previous Guardians movies made in their Middle Kingdom debuts, it’s no secret that China has become increasingly irrelevant for Hollywood in the post-pandemic era.
'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' Was Marketed as the Final Movie of the Trilogy Does Guardians of the Galaxy 3's opening suggest that superhero fatigue is real? Maybe. The film had a sense of finality going in its favor, which Marvel made sure to highlight in the marketing. It’s also writer-director James Gunn’s final film for the studio that propelled him to global fame.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 also stars Zoë Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Will Poulter. You can watch an interview with Gunn and Pratt here, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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