Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Narrowly Defeated At The Box Office

After two weeks on top, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has been knocked off of the top spot at the box office, with newcomer Alien: Covenant narrowly outearning Guardians over the weekend.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 earned $8.8 million at the box office on its third Friday. Based on that number, analysts believed Alien: Covenant would easily outpace Guardians, but the latest Marvel movie rallied on Saturday and is now estimated to have a $35 million box office weekend, just $1 million short of Alien: Covenant‘s estimated $36 million opening weekend.

The total also lunges Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 past the $300 million mark at the domestic box office. That also puts it withing striking distance of the original Guardians of the Galaxy‘s $3.33 million lifetime total in less than a month since opening.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opened to $145 million domestically. The film has already crossed $500 million at the worldwide box office, pushing the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s lifetime box office total over the $11 billion mark.

Three of the top five movies at the box office this weekend are debut films, and they are varied in genre from sci-fi/horror to teen romance to family comedy. See how they all stack up to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with the full breakdown of the box office numbers seen below.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 currently has an 87.63 ComicBook.com Composite Score, the third-highest ComicBook.com Composite Score for a comic book movie of all time. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 also has a 4.61 out of 5 ComicBook.com User Rating, giving it the second-highest ComicBook.com user rating among all comic book movies. Let us know what you thought of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by giving it your own ComicBook.com user rating below.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is now playing in theaters.

1. Alien: Covenant

Opening Weekend
Friday: $15.28 million
Weekend: $36 million

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Week Three
Last week: No. 1 
Friday: $8.8 million
Weekend: $35 million
Total: $300 million

Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

3. Everything, Everything

Opening Weekend
Friday: $4.7 million
Weekend: $12

A teenage girl (Amandla Stenberg) is unable to leave her home because she has an immunodeficiency that makes her allergic to almost everything. However, her life changes for the better when she begins to communicate with the boy next door (Nick Robinson). Everything, Everything was directed by Stella Meghie, and was adapted from the YA novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon.

4. Snatched

Week TwoFriday: $4.7 million
Weekend: $7.6 million
Total: $32.8 million

After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn) to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter – in unpredictable, hilarious fashion – is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn star in the new comedy adventure SNATCHED, which also features Ike Barinholtz (“Neighbors”), Wanda Sykes (“Bad Moms”) and Joan Cusack (“Working Girl”).

5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Opening Weekend
Friday: $1.97 million
Weekend: $7.2 million

In DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, based on the record-breaking book series, a family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course–thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to (finally!) become famous.

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Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is now playing in theaters.