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Rousing the ailing summer box office to life, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy opened to a record-breaking $94 million in North America, the top August debut of all time and besting every other summer tentpole save for Transformers: Age of Extinction in another sizeable victory for Marvel Studios. Overseas, Guardians also dazzled, debuting to $66.4 million in 42 markets for a global opening of $160.4 million.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 3, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Guardians Of The Galaxy | Disney | $94,000,000 | 4,080 | 23,039 | $94,000,000 |
| 2 | Lucy | Universal | $18,283,420 | 3,202 | 5,710 | $79,570,805 |
| 3 | Get On Up | Universal | $14,030,580 | 2,468 | 5,685 | $14,030,580 |
| 4 | Hercules | Paramount | $10,700,000 | 3,595 | 2,976 | $52,348,048 |
| 5 | Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes | 20th Century Fox | $8,700,000 | 3,283 | 2,650 | $189,329,673 |
| 6 | Planes: Fire and Rescue | Disney | $6,424,000 | 3,241 | 1,982 | $47,596,000 |
| 7 | Purge: Anarchy, The | Universal | $5,551,040 | 2,656 | 2,090 | $62,962,015 |
| 8 | Sex Tape | Sony | $3,550,000 | 2,500 | 1,420 | $33,908,464 |
| 9 | And So It Goes | Freestyle Releasing | $3,344,160 | 1,816 | 1,841 | $10,472,943 |
| 10 | Most Wanted Man, A | Roadside Attractions | $3,324,265 | 729 | 4,560 | $7,058,914 |
| 11 | Boyhood | IFC Films | $2,522,210 | 311 | 8,110 | $7,565,590 |
| 12 | Transformers: Age Of Extinction | Paramount | $2,200,000 | 1,732 | 1,270 | $241,165,915 |
