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Posted May 7, 2017 by Mike Tyrkus in News
 
 

Box Office Weekend: Guardians of the Galaxy Sequel Owns Box Office


The summer blockbuster season shot off like a rocket as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 pulled in an impressive $145 million at the box office its opening weekend. Considering that the first film made a total of $333 million domestically over the course of twenty-five weeks, it should have no problem surpassing the first film’s numbers.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Meanwhile, The Fate of the Furious dropped to second with $8.5 million, bringing its total to just a bit over $207 million. Although it probably won’t best the numbers of its predecessor, it looks as though it will ensure another installment is added to the franchise. The animated film The Boss Baby leapt a few spots to number three with $6.2 million. How to Be a Latin Lover retained a spot in the top five with $5.3 million while Beauty and the Beast finished in fifth place with $4.9 million adding to its amazing $487.6 million total.

Emma Watson continued her dominance of this week’s box office by bringing in $4 million with The Circle. Meanwhile, the Tollywood film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion took in another $3.2 million to bring its total gross to $16.2 million. Gifted brought its total take to $19.2 million with $2.1 million this past weekend. Finally, Going in Style and Smurfs: The Lost Village finished in ninth and tenth place with $1.9 and $1.8 million respectively, bringing both of their totals to an identical $40.6 million.

While the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel probably won’t be dethroned soon, next week does bring a challenger with Guy Ritchie’s take on the Arthurian legend – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Weekend Box Office (May 5th – May 7th)

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2…$145 Million
  2. The Fate of the Furious…$8.5 Million
  3. The Boss Baby…$6.2 Million
  4. How to Be a Latin Lover…$5.3 Million
  5. Beauty and the Beast…$4.9 Million
  6. The Circle…$4.0 Million
  7. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion…$3.2 Million
  8. Gifted…$2.1 Million
  9. Going in Style…$1.9 Million
  10. Smurfs: The Lost Village…$1.8 Million
Mike Tyrkus

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.
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