The next MCU movie is tracking below Vol.
[UPDATE]New box office tracking estimates fromVarietysuggest that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3 should make $120 million in the US this weekend for its opening.
2 ($146.5 million).
The report said Vol.
3 might fall even shorter than expectations and make $110 million-$118 million.
The initial box office estimates from April said Vol.
But now that the marketing machine is in full gear, Vol.
3 is tracking even lower.
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The first box office tracking estimates for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3 is tracking toward $130 million over its first three days from May 5-7 in the United States.
That would be a bit below the $146.5 million that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2 earned during its opening weekend in 2017, years prior to the onset of the pandemic.
Importantly, though, Deadline points out that Marvel’s big marketing push for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3 has not yet kicked into high gear.
When that happens, box office tracking estimates could push upward.
The 2014 original Guardians of the Galaxy made $94.3 million during its opening weekend in the US.
The third movie should help the series pass $2 billion.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Dave Bautista, who plays Drax, has spoken about wrapping up his time with the series.
He said he’srelieved, in a way, to be done with the franchise.
“I love him,” he said about Drax.
“But there’s a relief [that it’s over].
It wasn’t all pleasant.
It was hard playing that role.
The makeup process was beating me down.
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