The official press release from Disney:
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy crossed $500 million at the worldwide box office yesterday. The film has earned $255.2 million to date domestically, and along with Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Maleficent, Disney has released 3 of the top 5 domestic films of 2014. Internationally, Guardians of the Galaxy has earned $245.3 million with several key markets yet to open, including Germany, Italy, Japan and China.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s 10th release and 10th straight #1 opening, opened on August 1 and set the record for the biggest August domestic opening of all time by earning $94.3 million. This past weekend, the film reclaimed the top spot at the box office in its fourth week of release and became the highest-grossing summer release in the US this year.
This success extends beyond the box office, as the soundtrack for the film, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1, spent two straight weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Marvel’s next release is Avengers: Age of Ultron, opening on May 1, 2015.
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