Marvel Studios’Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was another solid second weekend, earning industry estimates of $59 million, a 50% drop from its opening weekend’s $118 million, and the highest number of releases since theaters reopened. It has the highest hold rate of any Marvel movie ever.
This is better than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s 54% decline. 2” fell in the second weekend of May 2017, falling from a high of $146.5 million in the opening weekend to $65 million in the second frame. It is highly unlikely to match Guardians Vol. 3’s $389 million domestic gross. 2”, but the film is still on pace to reach at least $300 million in North America.
“Guardians Vol. It surpassed the $46.6 million second weekend of Thor: Love and Thunder. That’s a sign that the film’s strong word-of-mouth is taking hold among moviegoers who aren’t Marvel’s hardcore fans, which could help Guardians Vol. 3” will hold its own despite losing premium format support for “Fast X” and “The Little Mermaid” over the upcoming weekend.
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Elsewhere on the charts, Universal/Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to see Top Gun: Maverick-like momentum thanks to continued family turnouts, ending its sixth weekend. In 2018, it fell just 28% to $13.3 million. This brings the record-breaking title’s total gross to $536 million domestically and more than $1.2 billion worldwide, just $30 million short of surpassing “The Incredibles 2” to become #4 on the all-time animation charts. will be cut.
Third place is Focus features’ Book Club: The Next Chapter, which starts at the lower end of pre-launch estimates with $7 million from 3,508 stores. That’s slightly more than half of the $13.5 million opening revenue earned by the first “Book Club” released by Paramount in 2018.
‘Book Club’ sequel received mixed reviews among critics, at 47% rotten tomato Score. Scored a B on CinemaScore and an RT Audience Score he outperformed the audience at 85%. Focus hopes Sunday’s attendance will exceed expectations for older female audiences who are planning to spend her Mother’s Day at the movies.
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