Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has danced its way to an impressive second weekend box office victory by bringing in $60.5 million domestically and crossing $528 million globally.
As reported by Comscore, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 only saw a 49% drop from its opening weekend haul of $114 million. For comparison, this is much better than Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's 69% drop, Thor: Love and Thunder's 67% drop, Black Widow's 67.8% drop, and Eternals' 62% drop. It was not, however, as good as the 41% drop The Super Mario Bros. Movie had. Either way, it was a great sophomore showing for the Guardians 3.
In our Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 review, we said, "The Guardians of the Galaxy deliver their swan song in Vol. 3 and it’s a rockin’ good time. Rocket's tragic origins, great action and effects, and James Gunn's soulful style send them out on an emotional high note."
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which has now earned over $1.2 billion at the global box office, placed second with domestic earnings of $13 million.
Book Club: The Next Chapter, which stars Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen, took third in its opening weekend with domestic box office sales of $6.5 million. Evil Dead Rise took fourth place with $3.7 million, and Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret rounded our the top five by bringing in $2.5 million in North America.
For more, check out our look at why Adam Warlock was even in Guardians 3, how the Guardians of the Galaxy became the best version of itself by letting James Gunn do his thing, and how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 understands that without the small, the big doesn't matter.
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