'Vol 3's impressive run also extends to the global box office.
After an opening weekend haul that was widely categorized as underwhelming, Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is headed for one of the best second weekend holds for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film in the post-pandemic era. The superhero trilogy-capper grossed $15.7 million on its second Friday, and is estimated to make $58 million in its sophomore weekend at the domestic box office. This will take the film's running domestic total to over $200 million by Sunday.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 opened to a so-so $118 million in its opening weekend, which put it at par with projections, but significantly lower than the weekend debuts of fellow Marvel titles such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT By comparison, Doctor Strange 2 fell by 67% in its second weekend, while Spider-Man: No Way Home had a 68% drop. The last time an MCU film registered a hold this healthy was Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021. Like its two predecessors, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 also earned solid reviews, and got an excellent A CinemaScore from opening day audiences. It seems to be paying off.
Only One New Release Found a Spot in the Top Five But while Guardians of the Galaxy 3’s fortunes seem to be turning, the week’s new release, the Mother's Day counter-programmer Book Club: The Next Chapter, opened soft with $2.1 million on Friday. The older-skewing drama is expected to generate $7 million this weekend and take the third spot. By comparison, the first Book Club movie made $13 million in its opening weekend in 2018, and went on to become a sleeper hit.
Elsewhere at the box office, director Robert Rodriguez's low-key noir film Hypnotic, starring Ben Affleck, will open soft with around $2 million from over 2,000 theaters. Next week sees the release of Fast X, the 10th film in the long-running action franchise. You can watch our interview with Guardians director Gunn here, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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