The sequel, released by Focus Features on Mother’s Day weekend, reunites the cast with director Bill Holderman and his co-writer Erin Simms. “Everyone in the business knew Guardians would dominate the weekend but it provided an opportunity for a lot of movies to get out there that hit that sweet spot between two behemoths.”īook Club: The Next Chapter fared the best on the charts with US$6.5 million from 3,508 locations. “The second weekend in May is very notable, traditionally speaking, because it bridges the gap between a big summer kickoff movie (Guardians 3) and the next big blockbuster (Fast X),” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. It was an especially crowded weekend for new movies, opening both wide and limited in all genres and of all qualities. With Chris Pratt in the leading positions of chart-topping movies, as Star Lord in Guardians and the voice of Mario, debates have ensued about how much of the draw is star power versus brand power.

Families with younger children have had almost no other options at the theatres since Mario entered the picture, resulting in repeat viewings and its continued dominance at the box office, where it is still playing in 3,800 locations domestically. Second place went to The Super Mario Bros Movie with US$13 million in its sixth weekend, bringing its domestic grosses just shy of US$536 million. Including US$91.9 million from international showings, Vol 3 has already grossed over $528.8 million worldwide. As the smallest Marvel drop since the beginning of the pandemic, it also answers the “superhero fatigue” question that some floated last weekend.

That’s a slim 49 per cent drop from its opening, which is rare for big superhero films that tend to be front-loaded and have big second weekend drops of 60 per cent or more. In its second weekend, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 added US$60.5 million (S$81 million) from North American theatres, according to studio estimates on Sunday (May 14).

The two top spots were once again claimed by Marvel and Mario, however. Several new movies infiltrated US theatres this weekend, from a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen to a Ben Affleck-fronted detective thriller.

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