Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will open over $100 million at the box office this weekend, knocking The Super Mario Bros. Movie out of the top spot on the box office chart. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy’s best preview night box office haul with $17.5 million. Despite that, the film will open significantly lower than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (which opened with $146 million in 2017), though it will break that $100 million mark, which some analysts projected it would not. Ultimately, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will take home $110 million in its first weekend. That’s better than Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania even with all of its Kang hype, but still 43% lower than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is performing well with critics, earning an 81% “Certified Fresh” score on and a critics consensus reading, “A galactic group hug that might squeeze a little too tight on the heartstrings, the final Guardians of the Galaxy is a loving last hurrah for the MCU’s most ragtag family.” It’s performing even better with audiences, or at least those that participate in Rotten Tomatoes‘ audience score rating, which stands at 96% for the film. ComicBook.com’s Patrick Cavanaugh awarded . He writes:
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the culmination of everything James Gunn has been building toward with these characters, warts and all. The adventure is the most abjectly emotional, as it goes for the jugular with not only Rocket’s story, but the destination that many other characters arrive at, while the filmmaker also manages to put his mark on a studio known for regurgitating formulaic adventures packed with overwhelming sameness. The introduction of arbitrary supporting characters and inconsequential villains is yet another reminder of the Marvel machine, and while there’s plenty of side quests and self-aggrandizing, the impact of Rocket’s emotional arc is one of the most powerful we’ve seen in the entire MCU, the inventiveness of action sequences, and a cathartic third act manage to send the trilogy out on a high note.”
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 taking the top spot at the box office, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which has dominated the box office since opening in early April, slides into second place. The full list of the top 10 films at the box office this weekend follows.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Opening Weekend
- Total: $110 million
Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own. If the mission is not completely successful, it could possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
James Gunn wrote and directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, capping off his trilogy of space-based Marvel Studios films. The movie star Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, with Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot and Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Chukwudi Iwuji as The High Evolutionary, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock, and Maria Bakalova as the voice of Cosmo.
2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Week Five
- Weekend: $1.5 million
- Total: $518 million
With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world.
Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic directed The Super Mario Bros. Movie from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel. The film’s voice cast includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, and Kevin Michael Richardson.
3. Evil Dead Rise
- Week Three
- Weekend: $18.5 million
- Total: $53.9 million
A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
Lee Cronin wrote and directed Evil Dead Rise, which is the fifth installment of the Evil Dead series, created by Sam Raimi. It stars Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher.
4. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
- Week Two
- Weekend: $3.2 million
- Total: $12.5 million
Raised by a Christian mother and a Jewish father, an adolescent girl starts to ask questions about religion and faith.
Kelly Fremon Craig wrote and directed Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, based on Judy Blume’s 1970 novel of the same name. It stars Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, and Kathy Bates.
5. Love Again
- Opening Weekend
- Total: $2.62 million
Coping with the loss of her fiance, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cellphone number, not realizing it was reassigned to journalist Rob Burns. Rob becomes captivated by the honesty of her words in the beautifully constructed texts. When he’s assigned to write a profile of superstar Celine Dion, he enlists her help to figure out how to meet Mira in person — and win her heart.
James C. Strouse wrote and directed Love Again, which is an English-language remake of the 2016 German film SMS für Dich, based on Sofie Cramer’s novel of the same name. It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, and Celine Dion.
6. John Wick: Chapter 4
- Week Seven
- Weekend: $2.5 million
- Total: $180.2 million
With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hitman John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.
Chad Stahelski directed John Wick: Chapter 4 from a screenplay written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane.
7. Air
- Week Five
- Weekend: $1.63 million
- Total: $50.5 million
Sonny Vaccaro and Nike pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan, creating a partnership that revolutionizes the world of sports and contemporary culture.
Ben Affleck directed Air from a screenplay by Alex Convery, based on true events. The movie stars Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis.
8. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Week Six
- Weekend: $1.63 million
- Total: $90.9 million
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley directed Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves from a screenplay they co-wrote with Michael Gilio, based on a story by Gilio and Chris McKay, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game and set in its Forgotten Realms campaign setting. The movie stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, and Hugh Grant.
9. Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant
- Week Three
- Weekend: $1.34 million
- Total: $14.9 million
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
Guy Ritchie co-wrote and directed Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim
10. Sisu
- Week Two
- Weekend: $1.03 million
- Total: $5.49 million
During the last days of World War II, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-Earth retreat in northern Finland. When the soldiers decide to steal his gold, they quickly discover they just tangled with no ordinary miner.
Jalmari Helander wrote and directed Sisu. It stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan and Mimosa Willamo.
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