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Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office again after one of the slowest weekends of the cinema-going year.
The Marvel release took $10.2 million between Friday and Sunday, swelling its overall takings in the US and Canada to more than $294 million.
Overall, though, ticket receipts were down 23% on this time last year.
With no new entries in the Top 10, the highest ranking new release could only muster an 11th place debut.
The Identical, a faith-based musical drama about twin boys separated at birth, took just $1.9 million on what is traditionally a sluggish weekend for North American cinemas.
Guardians of the Galaxy, about a wise-cracking team of renegade heroes, has now claimed the number one spot four times in its six weekends on release in the US and Canada.
Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office again after one of the slowest weekends of the cinema-going year
The film’s worldwide takings now stand in excess of $586 million, making it the sixth most financially successful production to emerge from Marvel’s comic book universe.
Comic book reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came second in this week’s countdown after selling $6.5 million in tickets on its fifth weekend on release.
Teenage drama If I Stay claimed third place with takings of $5.8 million, ensuring this week’s top three titles were identical to those of the previous weekend.
North American box office Top 5:
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $10.2 million
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $6.5 million
- If I Stay – $5.7 million
- Let’s Be Cops – $5.4 million
- The November Man – $4.2 million
Source: Rentrak
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Guardians of the Galaxy has become the top-grossing US movie of 2014 so far.
The Marvel release extended its run at the top of the movie chart, taking $16.3 million across the Labor Day weekend.
Guardians of the Galaxy has now taken a total of $275 million so far.
Captain America is the second biggest film of 2014 to date, followed by the Lego Movie.
Transformers movie is at number four on the annual list.
Guardians of the Galaxy has become the top-grossing US movie of 2014 so far
Over the Labor Day weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy kept Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in second spot, with If I Stay remaining at three with takings of $9.3 million.
Pierce Brosnan action flick The November Man entered at six.
The release took a modest $7.7 million and was outperformed by thriller As Above, So Below, which made its debut at number four.
Comedy Let’s Be Cops was fifth.
Guardians of the Galaxy entered the chart at number one at the beginning of August, before temporarily losing its crown to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The space adventure stars Zoe Saldana and Chris Pratt, and also features the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel.
A sequel to the Marvel Comics adaptation is expected to be released in 2017.
Despite Guardians of the Galaxy ‘s success, the summer box office in North America is down on last year.
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Marvel adventure Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking $94 million.
Guardians of the Galaxy, which stars some of the lesser-known characters from the comic book universe, knocked science fiction thriller Lucy off the top spot.
The space adventure’s takings set a record for a film opening in August.
Get On Up, a biography of the soul singer James Brown, debuted in third with $14 million.
The Guardians of the Galaxy ensemble casts includes Zoe Saldana and Chris Pratt plus the voices of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper.
Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking $94 million
The film also secured the third biggest opening of 2014, coming just behind the $95 million debut of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April and the $100 million launch of Transformers: Age of Extinction in June.
A Galaxy sequel is already set for release in 2017. Marvel’s next films are the The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas. Both movies are due for release in 2015.
Marvel comic book adaptations The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past have also enjoyed success this year.
North American box office Top 5:
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $94 million
- Lucy – $18.3 million
- Get on Up – $14 million
- Hercules – $10.7 million
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $8.7 million
Source: Rentrak
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Vin Diesel will voice Groot in space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios has confirmed.
The studio posted the news on its website, just hours after Vin Diesel himself appeared to confirm the rumors by posting a photo on Facebook.
The picture showed the actoe hugging a model of the giant tree character, Groot.
Vin Diesel will voice Groot in space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy is due in August 2014, directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt as Star Lord.
Vin Diesel is joined by Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon and Zoe Saldana as Gamora, along with Benicio del Toro, John C Reilly and Glenn Close.
The actor, who has starred in four of the six Fast & Furious films, will reprise his role in forthcoming movie Fast & Furious 7.
Marvel’s official announcement about Vin Diesel’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy was subtitled: “The action star will lend his booming voice to Marvel’s epic Guardians of the Galaxy film!”
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