To no one's surprise, Guardians of the Galaxy topped the box office this weekend with a total domestic gross of $94.3 million. That broke the all-time box office record for the month of August, easily surpassing the previous record holder, The Bourne Ultimatum, which made $69.3 million back in 2007. To put the film's success into perspective, this is the 3rd biggest movie opening of the year, coming in narrowly behind only Transformers: Age of Extinction ($100 million) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($95 million). That's a remarkably impressive start for being the first film in a franchise, and for featuring a group of relatively unknown superheroes.
The James Brown biopic Get on Up didn't stand a chance against Marvel's new series, although it still did fairly well for itself, pulling in a total of $14 million. This puts the film in third place this week behind Lucy which dropped to the #2 spot with a weekend total of $18.2 million, while Hercules ($10 million) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rounded out the top 5 ($8.7 million). Next week, be sure to tune in for our next installment of Movie Kombat as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go up against Into the Storm!
The James Brown biopic Get on Up didn't stand a chance against Marvel's new series, although it still did fairly well for itself, pulling in a total of $14 million. This puts the film in third place this week behind Lucy which dropped to the #2 spot with a weekend total of $18.2 million, while Hercules ($10 million) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rounded out the top 5 ($8.7 million). Next week, be sure to tune in for our next installment of Movie Kombat as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go up against Into the Storm!
Welcome to the next round of Movie Kombat!
Last week, Lucy blindsided Hercules for the victory in a devastating defeat few of us could have saw coming. I did expect Lucy to do fairly well, but never would have imagined that it could to top The Rock's Hercules. With that said, I decided to do another Movie Kombat feature this week. While I don't intend to do this every single week, I thought The Guardians versus James Brown would at least be a pretty entertaining match-up. How will the Guardians of the Galaxy fare up against the Godfather of Funk? Let's find out!
In the red corner, we have Guardians of the Galaxy! Directed by James Gunn, this Marvel film could end up being the biggest blockbuster film of the summer. It features a star-studded cast who play a group of space misfits that join together and fight to save the universe. In the blue corner, we have Get on Up, a biopic about the legendary musician James Brown. Played by Chadwick Boseman and directed by Tate Taylor, the film features an array of gifted actors.
Does "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business" have enough funk in the trunk to pack an intergalactic punch? Or will the Guardians make short work of him? Let us know which movie you think is going to win!
Does "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business" have enough funk in the trunk to pack an intergalactic punch? Or will the Guardians make short work of him? Let us know which movie you think is going to win!
Anybody want to make a wager on how much money each of these movies will make this weekend? I like trying to guess how films will perform at the box office. While I underestimated Lucy tremendously last week, my prediction for Hercules was right on the money. I'm gonna take a stab at this match-up and predict that Guardians of the Galaxy is going up bring in a whopping $85 million! As for Get on Up, I anticipate it will make a modest $15 million. Post in the comments section to let me know your predictions! Thanks!
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