‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ nears $120 million at the domestic box office

Marvel has a new dog in the fight when it comes to rankings and box office revenue for the next few weeks. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 began his theatrical journey last Friday with one last adventure on the cards for the director’s three superhero sequels james gunn. After closing Saturday night with earnings of over $114 million at the domestic box office, however, after earning over $31 million on Sunday, the superhero flick now sees earnings soar to an impressive $118 million. million dollars by deadline, which is closer to the originally projected numbers. .

Past projections for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had estimated that the film would make around $130 million in its opening weekend, but that figure was later revised to $110 million. This further increase in profits is the result of a worldwide campaign of promotional partners led by Disney for the three-quel Gunn, which is priced at $90 million according to reports by Deadline. Current earnings see the film fall roughly in the middle compared to the other two misfit superhero group adventures that came before. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 grossed $146 million in 2017, while the first-ever guardians of the galaxy earned $94 million in 2014.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the latest offering from the MCU and the film has seen a number of brands license songs from its soundtrack to run targeted campaigns. They include McDonald’s, King’s Hawaiian, General Mills, Enterprise, Microsoft, Realtor.com and Cisco. The use of the soundtrack is a longstanding tradition that was evident in the first two installments of the franchise. THE Flight. 3 the soundtrack was released by the director James Gunn in the weeks leading up to the film’s premiere.

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A brilliant screening in the IMAX theaters for Vol.3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to close its opening weekend with a total gross that well exceeds $280 million, including $118 million made domestically and $168 million acclaimed internationally. The film also sought to make a name for itself in the MCU, grossing $25 million from 1,550 IMAX screens in 82 markets. This places Vol.3 as the third-biggest IMAX debut for the MCU’s offerings. Besides the brilliance of the film’s box office exploits, the sequel which chronicles the deep-space adventures of a band of misfit superheroes was a smash hit with multiple critics.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is currently playing in theaters. Check out Collider’s interview with the cast below: