In 2014, James Gunn introduced a rag tag team of misfits travelling in space who were not at all famous with the general audiences. In fact these characters were not so famous amongst comic book readers as well called the Guardians of the Galaxy. The first two films in the franchise worked very well as it explored the interpersonal relations between all the characters. It had great emotional quotient where we understood all the characters a lot more. After this, the characters’ journeys were continued in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder to some extent. We haven’t had a GOTG movie for over 5 years now, although we did get a Holiday Special just last year and it was the best thing Marvel has come out with in Phase 4.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is releasing this year in May and it is the final movie in the Guardians franchise, this means that this is the last time we’ll see most these characters. The franchise has been quite successful for Marvel, so will the last one go out with a bang? Or not? Let’s see what the early box office projections of the film are.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 To Open Big At The Box Office!
The early box office projections for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hint towards an explosive opening in May. According to Box Office Pro, the Guardians threequel is to set to open between $120-$155 million at the domestic box office by the end of its opening weekend. The site also mentioned that the final figures of Vol. 3 would be around $288-$403 million. The international predictions aren’t out yet. For reference, the first Guardians of the Galaxy opened at $94.3 million in its first weekend and $333.7 million at the end of its theatrical run.
Vol. 2’s numbers were naturally much higher with the sequel collecting $146.5 million in its first weekend and its lifetime collection was $389 million. Given the popularity of the franchise Vol. 3 is destined to open big and the predictions are proof of it. The threequel is set to make more than Quantumania domestically, which opened to a solid $106 million three-day weekend yet won’t even crack $220 million in total.
Here’s how the other most recent MCU movies have fared on their domestic opening weekend:
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: $181 million
- Thor: Love and Thunder: $144 million
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: $187 million
- Spider-Man: No Way Home: $260 million
- Eternals: $71 million
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: $75 million
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 will release this year on 5th May 2023. Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is currently available for streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar.
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