BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Passes $800 Million Worldwide

BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Passes $800 Million Worldwide

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has hit another benchmark at the worldwide box office today, but it looks like those $1 billion predictions won't be happening after all. Hit the jump for details!

By JoshWilding - May 31, 2017 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Vol. 2
As of right now, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has earned $342.7 million in North America and $454.7 million internationally for a worldwide total of $797.4 million. However, by the end of today, the Marvel Studios sequel will have passed $800 million worldwide, an impressive figure for the movie.

However, this isn't quite the $1 billion haul that most fans of the characters expected to see. 

It's hard to say why that is, though it is worth noting that the follow-up has beaten 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy (that made $773.3 million). Vol. 2 scored rave reviews and is widely considered one of the best Marvel movies to date, so perhaps this is proof that without Iron Man and The Avengers, these releases won't quite be able to reach that benchmark. Even so, this is a great result for the studio.

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Blockbusted
Blockbusted - 5/31/2017, 12:43 PM
I'm sure it'll get close to a billion by the end of the run.
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 5/31/2017, 12:44 PM
@Blockbusted - Not happening. You need to understand how weekly drops work.

Other than that, GREAT box office! Saw it twice and it totally deserves it :)
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 5/31/2017, 12:45 PM
@kylo0607 - Guardians 1 did 20 weeks in the theater. Guardians has been out for 5.

It'll likely end between $900 million and $1 billion.
JPSpideyFan2015
JPSpideyFan2015 - 5/31/2017, 1:31 PM
@Blockbusted - Will finish between 830-840 million.
JDL
JDL - 5/31/2017, 1:39 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - Guardians 1 opened in August and had zero competition other than, iirc, 1 week of TMNT (which then died) for the next 2 months. It had good legs and kept earning decently.

Guardians 2 opened in May. It will have TONS of competition for the rest of its run PLUS it will lose screens MUCH MUCH faster than did Guardians 1.

Personally I thought it might flirt with a billion but not quite make it. It appears even so I was optimistic by about 75 million or thereabouts.

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