Weekend Numbers: GOTG - 94M (PG 180) [25.5M Sunday (Spatula) Cancel the Godzilla legs!]

[Noctis]

Fucking insane. I NEVER expected it to do this well. I had no interest in seeing the film, but the reception and it somehow having the biggest previews of 2014 is just insane.

[Heretic]

Fucking impressive. What the hell, at the beginning of the year I thought this'd flop. It looked so dumb.

[Noctis]

I am really happy for it. Anything with Chris Pratt I'll support cause he is the most adorable guy in the entire universe behind only myself.

[ban1o]

It is not gonna do 100M OW, 

Why won't it do 100? It's not locked but CA2 did 95 with 10.2 million and CA2 was a sequel GOTG is not. 

[DeeCee]

Fucking impressive. What the hell, at the beginning of the year I thought this'd flop. It looked so dumb.

I'm pretty sure I made similar comments. I stand corrected Mr Gunn.

[Heat Vision]

Imagine if this surpasses 800 WW. It can definitely make it since this kind of film attracts general audiences.Not to mention being the last film before AOU might have given it a push.

[Omario]

Wow i was a bit skeptical on GOTG box office chances. But this is amazing. Seeing fantastic reviews and great marketing all round. I think this is definitive proof that the Marvel brand is recognizable now. A bunch of nobodies in a movie that no one knew shit all about. Crazy. Well done Marvel, well deserved.

[K1stpierre]

100M is most def in play.

[redfirebird2008]

I wonder what Sony is thinking right now considering the declining performance of Spidey and the apparent huge overperformance of Guardians.

[K1stpierre]

I'm spreading the word now to everyone I know. I think I'll be seeing it Sunday night with some peeps!

[Chewy]

I wonder what Sony is thinking right now considering the declining performance of Spidey and the apparent huge overperformance of Guardians.

 

"Sinister Six will be our Guardians, guys. Right? Right, guys?"

[Mango]

Goddamn it why do I always run out of likes to give when they're needed most?

Edited August 1, 2014 by Mango

[Deep Wang]

I wonder what Sony is thinking right now considering the declining performance of Spidey and the apparent huge overperformance of Guardians.

[Impact]

You know being the most lighthearted superhero film of the year might have something to do with it.

[Heretic]

I am really happy for it. Anything with Chris Pratt I'll support cause he is the most adorable guy in the entire universe behind only myself.

Verrrr true.

[eddyxx]

I want to see other movies beside marvel movies. Would not be great if boyhood could break. I want to live in original movie universe.

 

GOTG is as original as you can get while being based on a source material but most of the great Hollywood films were based on something else. Jurassic Park, The Shining, Forrest Gump. Are they any less great because someone  came up with the idea in a different medium?

[darkelf]

Lets celebrate with Andy

[Caladbolg]

Love that number.....but thinking about a $100m ow I think is a bit premature at this point. 80m+ definitely seems real though.

[TalismanRing]

I want to see other movies beside marvel movies. Would not be great if boyhood could break. I want to live in original movie universe.

 

The last Marvel movie was released 5 months ago - there have been plenty of other movies to watch since then.   Blockbusters have ruled the summer since Jaws - it's not a new thing and it's not because of Marvel that Boyhood isn't making $300m. 

 

If it makes you feel better a decade plus ago Marvel as a  company was pulling in less than Boyhood and having to sell off their assets - right down to their file cabinets because they were bankrupt.  It's actually been a remarkable rise from the ashes for the company - and it's been done though making quality films from a product they've produced for decades and love.

Edited August 1, 2014 by TalismanRing

[Heretic]

Love that number.....but thinking about a $100m ow I think is a bit premature at this point. 80m+ definitely seems real though.

How? It had the highest previews, and all the others got so close, in the mid 90s.