Guardians of the Galaxy 3’s opening weekend box office beats Ant-Man 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s first weekend has come to a close, but the movie didn’t exactly set records at the box office. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest update earned $118 million at the box office in its opening weekend, which brings it in slightly ahead of other recent entries to the franchise, but still a far cry from the totals Marvel might have been aiming for.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2The 2017 release of raked in $146 million. This was a huge amount, far exceeding its sequel. Meanwhile, other recent movies like last year’s Doctor Strange: The Multiverse of Madness… topped the previous Guardians movie with an opening of $186 millions. Marvel’s 2023 is off to an uneven start (at least according to its own standards), but it has at least been able to make some progress. Guardians 3Outperformed Ant-Man And The Wasp: QuantumaniaThe total amount of money spent on the project was only $106 millions.

Though the openings of these last two Marvel movies have struggled, it’s repeat viewing that Disney hasn’t been able to capture recently. Disney hasn’t been able to capture repeat viewings in recent years, despite the struggles of these last two Marvel movies. Spider-Man No Way Home in late 2021, Marvel hasn’t managed to have another release cross the $1 billion threshold. This was the worst offenders. QuantumaniaThe film’s theatrical run ended at only $475 millions. Guardians 3Disney hopes that this movie will have a stronger second week than recent Marvel films.