What is the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 box office performance so far? We were very excited to head back out into space with our favourite bunch of A-holes as they said goodbye to the series for good (probably).
But now we need to have a chat about the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 box office, and what that means for a potential Guardians of the Galaxy 4 release date. This new movie has arrived at a time when MCU movies still feel as if they’re in a state of flux. It feels as if the best movies in the franchise were a few years ago, and we’re still waiting for Marvel’s Phase 5 to find its identity. There’s no better way for it to do that than with the help of the Guardians of the Galaxy cast.
So this was positioned as a big goodbye for some of the best MCU characters, which will definitely have an impact on the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 box office. Let’s dive into the latest Marvel movie and look into how much cash it’s made so far.
How much will Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 make at the box office?
As of Sunday May 7, 2023, industry estimates have the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 box office at more than $260m worldwide for its opening weekend. These are impressive figures indeed for the buzzy new movie.
In US domestic preview sales, Guardians of the Galaxy made over $11 million, while the movie has been performing well overseas where its theatrical release is already in full swing. Deadline reported an estimated $116m total for the movie on its first Saturday, rising to $266m globally.
Once the opening weekend total has been officially totted up, we’ll have a much better indicator of what the final box office result will be, and the drop-off in the second weekend will also play a big role in that too.
The previous Guardians of the Galaxy movies made $773m and $869m at the global box office respectively, so there’s an upward curve in the franchise as a whole. This has also been heavily marketed as a goodbye, so that could give the box office a bump and it looks likely that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3’s final box office take-ins will land somewhere close to the $1 billion mark.
Spider-Man: No Way Home was the last MCU movie to break the $1bn barrier at the box office, though Doctor Strange 2 came within a whisker of that number. Since then, we’ve had Thor 4 ($761m), Black Panther 2 ($859m), and Ant-Man 3 ($475m).
As we explained in our Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 review, we think the new movie packs a real emotional punch, and so we expect that this could be the highest-grossing Marvel outing in a long time. Don’t be surprised if it crosses the billion-dollar barrier.
We’ve got plenty more info about the new movie, including everything you need to know before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, a look at how the High Evolutionary is the most hateable Marvel villain, and our piece arguing that Dave Bautista is the best wrestler turned actor.
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