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'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Flies to $118 Million Debut

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          Continuing the tradition of MCU films kicking off the summer moviegoing season on the first weekend of May, James Gunn's swan song to Guardians of the Galaxy  netted a solid $118.4 million opening at 4,450 locations ($26.6k PTA), landing on the higher end of pre-release expectations. It would be easy to see this as a somewhat disappointing start considering that Vol. 2  debuted to a gargantuan $146.5 million ($33.7k PTA) and that it's also not too far ahead of the original's breakout $94.3 million premiere ($23.1k PTA). However, considering the waning fan and general audience reception towards the MCU with many of its most recent installments and the oversaturation of content thanks to an onslaught of Disney+ series, Vol. 3 's performance isn't bad at all. It's the longest of the trilogy at 150 minutes and also has the weakest critical reception (a still very solid 81% score on Rotten Tomatoes), so those additional factors might have pre...
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'Super Mario Bros.' Speeds Past $1 Billion

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          It was another record-breaking weekend for Universal's smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie . Scoring a $40 million domestic fourth weekend (a light 33.3% drop), the animated video game adaptation easily topped the $28.4 million that Incredibles 2  earned in its fourth frame during the summer of 2018. It is also currently seventh on the all-time fourth weekend list, and once actuals come in Mario might find itself ahead of Black Panther  ($40.8m) for sixth place. With a super-sized $490 million cume so far, Illumination's $100-million blockbuster still has plenty of gas left in the tank, and with no direct kid-friendly competition until Disney's The Little Mermaid  on Memorial Day weekend, $600 million is absolutely in its sights.     Mario  is still dominating overseas, raking in $68.3 million and dropping a miniscule 3.5% from last session. That terrific drop can undeniably be attributed to this week's stron...
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