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Guardians Dominates Box Office

Guardians of the GalaxyRousing 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:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Guardians Of The GalaxyDisney$94,000,0004,08023,039$94,000,000
2LucyUniversal$18,283,4203,2025,710$79,570,805
3Get On UpUniversal$14,030,5802,4685,685$14,030,580
4HerculesParamount$10,700,0003,5952,976$52,348,048
5Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes20th Century Fox$8,700,0003,2832,650$189,329,673
6Planes: Fire and RescueDisney$6,424,0003,2411,982$47,596,000
7Purge: Anarchy, TheUniversal$5,551,0402,6562,090$62,962,015
8Sex TapeSony$3,550,0002,5001,420$33,908,464
9And So It GoesFreestyle Releasing$3,344,1601,8161,841$10,472,943
10Most Wanted Man, ARoadside Attractions$3,324,2657294,560$7,058,914
11BoyhoodIFC Films$2,522,2103118,110$7,565,590
12Transformers: Age Of ExtinctionParamount$2,200,0001,7321,270$241,165,915

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