The Guardians of the Galaxy is riding a wave of great word of mouth that should propel it to be one of the highest domestic earners of the year. According to boxoffice.com, the team of space oddities is outpacing both the highest domestic grossing film of the year so far (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and the highest world wide grossing film (Transformers: Age of Extinction) at the domestic box-office.
Heading into its third weekend the Guardians sits at $193.3 million at the domestic box-office and $330 million word wide. The film has reached this total 13-percent faster than Cap and 2-percent faster than Transformers. It should overtake Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla and the Amazing Spider-Man 2 over the coming weekend.
The film's world wide numbers are being held back primarily due to its late release in China and Japan, two of the largest overseas markets. Guardians will be released in Japan Sept. 13 and in China Oct. 10.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which first appeared in comic books in MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18 (Jan. 1969), stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Nova Prime Rael and Benicio del Toro as The Collector.
James Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige producing, and Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Alan Fine and Stan Lee serve as executive producers. The story is by Nicole Perlman and James Gunn, with screenplay by James Gunn. Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" releases in U.S. theaters on August 1, 2014.