BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Now Third Highest Grossing Marvel Studios Movie

BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Now Third Highest Grossing Marvel Studios Movie

A huge haul in China has rocketed Guardians of the Galaxy's box office haul into the stratosphere as it is now the third highest grossing Marvel Studios movie of all-time behind only The Avengers and Iron Man 3. How does it stack up against 2014's other CBMs? Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Oct 19, 2014 08:10 AM EST



Most of us thought that Guardians of the Galaxy had all the makings of a hit, but the third highest grossing Marvel Studios movie of all-time behind only Iron Man 3 and The Avengers? Now that's impressive! As of right now, it has topped both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and as it continues to dominate the Chinese box office, it WILL beat Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past to become the #1 superhero movie of 2014. A sequel has already been given a 2017 release date, and at this rate, it will more than likely be yet another $1 billion hit for the Kevin Feige led studio. We'll be sure to keep you updated over the coming weeks.

1 Transformers: Age of Extinction Par. $1,080.9 $245.4 22.7% $835.5 77.3%
2 Maleficent BV $757.2 $240.9 31.8% $516.3 68.2%
3 X-Men: Days of Future Past Fox $746.0 $233.9 31.4% $512.1 68.6%
4 Guardians of the Galaxy BV $732.6 $327.8 44.7% $404.8 55.3%
5 Captain America: The Winter Soldier BV $714.1 $259.8 36.4% $454.3 63.6%
6 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Sony $709.0 $202.9 28.6% $506.1 71.4%
7 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Fox $700.4 $208.2 29.7% $492.2 70.3%
8 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Fox $614.9 $176.5 28.7% $438.4 71.3%
9 Godzilla (2014) WB $525.0 $200.7 38.2% $324.3 61.8%
10 Rio 2 Fox $496.7 $131.5 26.5% $365.2 73.5%

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LMB10
LMB10 - 10/19/2014, 8:32 AM
I so hope all the people who doubted this movie feel like complete morons right now.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 10/19/2014, 8:33 AM
@LMB10
They won't. They'll just shift their focus to Ant-Man.
Pasto
Pasto - 10/19/2014, 8:34 AM
Well I'll be damned....

*Begins slow clap*
kinghulk
kinghulk - 10/19/2014, 8:35 AM
another 13 million and it will pass DOFP, who would have thought this was possible a year ago.
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 10/19/2014, 8:35 AM
I love when the editors put up the unfinished article.
Pasto
Pasto - 10/19/2014, 8:36 AM
GhostSurfer
GhostSurfer - 10/19/2014, 8:42 AM
Beautiful!! With it still having to debut in Italy, and another 3 or so weeks in China before it's taken down, it could topple DoFP and Maleficent.
Minty
Minty - 10/19/2014, 8:51 AM
Topping all three other CBMs in such a tight year... huge achievement.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 10/19/2014, 8:53 AM
Incredible! Who would've thunk it? Goes to show how far well-written, interesting, likable, hilarious characters will take you...whether or not they are a known or unknown property. Then again, we already learned this lesson with Iron Man in 2008...so maybe we should finally stop doubting these people haha.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/19/2014, 8:54 AM
People thought this movie would flop, and it's now the highest grossing CBM of the year. Holy shit!
batz11
batz11 - 10/19/2014, 8:54 AM
With the Avengers, it's my favorite MCU movie (Cap 2 the 'best'), well deserved!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/19/2014, 8:57 AM
@NetmanTripleSec

And of course a drooling idiot like you would try to turn this into a marvel vs dc thing instead of just being happy for this movie's success.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 10/19/2014, 8:57 AM
Ha, I've been saying the exact same thing batz. The Winter Soldier might be Marvel's best, most well-made movie...but my favorites will always be The Avengers and now Guardians of the Galaxy. Not sure if that even makes sense, but there it is haha.
Kyos
Kyos - 10/19/2014, 8:57 AM
World -> Hooked on a Feeling


Great news about one of my favourite CBMs! :D
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 10/19/2014, 8:58 AM
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 10/19/2014, 9:01 AM
Haha. What a flop this is.
SageMode
SageMode - 10/19/2014, 9:03 AM
So much for this being Marvel's flop.

MARVEL FTW
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 10/19/2014, 9:03 AM
I don't remember anyone but trolls thinking this would be a flop.
Liverpool4life
Liverpool4life - 10/19/2014, 9:06 AM
Laughing at JamesCameron.
kalelhawj
kalelhawj - 10/19/2014, 9:07 AM
Hated the dancing and hand holding to defeat a cosmic villain... Besides that it is what it is...
UltronMk7
UltronMk7 - 10/19/2014, 9:11 AM
I was thinking $500-600 mil for Guardians, nice to see it beating expectations. I like seeing all CBMs do well. I'm not 1 of those Marvel vs DC clowns. I like comics and I like comic book movies, regardless of brand. I don't see anything from Marvel studios making less than $500-600 mil at this point. Hopefully DC will have the same luck with Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Cyborg etc.
Bekss
Bekss - 10/19/2014, 9:12 AM
Poor Marvel, now they have a 732 millions flop on their table.
Maybe they can get back on track with AoU
Space
Space - 10/19/2014, 9:13 AM
WimpyKid4Life
WimpyKid4Life - 10/19/2014, 9:13 AM
@kalelhawj
" it is what it is"
I HATE that saying!!! It's like an old grandma getting mugged and there is two people witnessing and one of them says " There's an old lady getting mugged!" and the other guy says " it is what it is". That saying is an excuse for nothing. It's like a principal hearing a school bully beat up a student and he responds by saying " it is what it is" or boys touching a girls butt and someone saying " boys will be boys". It makes no sense and it's gives no reason for the actions. We actually had a conversation about this in US History class.
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 10/19/2014, 9:15 AM
COREY6487
COREY6487 - 10/19/2014, 9:18 AM
marvel probably know this was gonna happen XD makes you wonder if green lantern was a good movie would it have gotten near these numbers? GL is my favorite so its a shame his franchise failed. im just glad we are getting another movie when i expecting not to.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 10/19/2014, 9:18 AM
I never thought this movie would make that much. Congrats again to Marvel for making another hit.
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