Box Office: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Scores Stellar $94 Million Debut

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Marvel and Disney are probably celebrating right now as the results for the weekend box-office were announced and their new space opera demolished the competition and broke records in its first three days in theaters. "Guardians of the Galaxy" defied all expectations and grossed $94 million in its first weekend, becoming the biggest opening ever for the month of August. It's even better when you think about the fact that while it's based on a Marvel comic book, it's nowhere near as popular as Captain America or Iron Man. Great reviews (92% on Rottentomatoes) and an amazing result at the box-office are great reasons for a sequel and a tie-in with the Avengers series.

The other wide release of the week, the James Brown biopic "Get On Up" landed in third place with $14 million, a decent, but not spectacular, opening for the film which is reported to have cost around $30 million.

New Wide Releases: "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Get On Up".

Biggest Drop : "Hercules" (-64%)

Smallest Drop : "And So It Goes" (-28%)

Rank	Title	Weekend	Domestic	Foreign	Budget	Days
1	Guardians of the Galaxy	$94M	$94M	$66M	$170M	3
2	Lucy	$18M	$79M	$5M	$40M	10
3	Get On Up	$14M	$14M	N/A	N/A	3
4	Hercules	$10.7M	$52M	$56M	$100M	10
5	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	$8.7M	$189M	$258M	$170M	24
6	Planes: Fire and Rescue	$6M	$47M	$30M	$50M	17
7	The Purge: Anarchy	$5.5M	$62M	$19M	$9M	17
8	Sex Tape	$3.5M	$33.9M	$17M	$40M	17
9	And So It Goes	$3.3M	$10M	N/A	N/A	10
10	A Most Wanted Man	$3.3M	$7M	N/A	N/A	10

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Box Office: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Scores Stellar $94 Million Debut