(Los Angeles) The Marvel Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 propelled itself to the top of the North American box office by collecting no less than 114 million dollars for its first weekend, according to the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
This estimate, while lower than another Marvel’s release weekend, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (187 million), remains “excellent for a Marvel sequel”, according to analyst David A. Gross.
The film which tells the story of intergalactic mercenaries stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel.
The Guardians thus dethrone The Super Mario Bros. movieinspired by the game of the same name, which rose to second place with $18.6 million.
Third, the horror movie Evil Dead Rise (5.7 million) stars actresses Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two sisters who must battle a slew of demonic creatures.
In fourth place with $3.4 million is Are you there God? It’s me, Margaretcomedy-drama about adolescence, adapted from a children’s literature classic by author Judy Blume.
And fifth, the romantic comedy love againstarring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan, which raised $2.4 million.
Here is the rest of top 10
6. John Wick: Chapter 4 ($2.4 million)
7. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (1.5 million)
8. Air (1.4 million)
9. The Covenant (1.2 million)
10. Sisu (1 million)