‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ review: A grotesque, exhausting adventure

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second consecutive weekend with £5.4 million ($6.6 million) for a total of £23.9 million, per figures from Comscore. In second place, in its sixth weekend, Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” collected £858,444 for a total of £51 million. There were two debuts in the top five. Sony’s “Love Again” bowed in third place with £340,785 and Universal’s “Book Club: The Next Chapter” in fourth with £299,370. Rounding off the top five was Studiocanal’s “Evil Dead Rise,” which earned £258,417 in its fourth weekend for a total of £5 million.

James Cameron‘s Avatar: The Way of Water will soon be making its way to both Disney+ and Max (formerly HBO Max) following a historic run in theaters. The sci-fi epic, which debuted 13 years after the release of Cameron’s original Avatar film, will hit both platforms on June 7th, being accompanied there by bonus content featuring filmmakers, cast and crew.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.Last weekend, it enjoyed a $118 million-dollar opening, the second-highest debut of the year, according to Variety.“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” remained in second place with sales of $2.93 million.

Florence Welch had an emotional reaction to seeing one of her songs feature at the end of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3.Just as it did in the first two movies, music plays an important role in Vol. 3;  and the film’s emotional conclusion hit fans even harder thanks to the inclusion of the Florence + The Machine classic ‘Dog Days Are Over’.

Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has rocketed past the $300M mark globally through Monday. At the same time, it will propel The Walt Disney Company across $2B worldwide for 2023 to date with today’s numbers included.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn has received the People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals’ (PETA) Not A Number award for his portrayal of animal testing cruelty in his latest Marvel film.Announced yesterday (May 8) via the official PETA website, the organisation wrote that Gunn was being honoured with the award for “showing audiences that Rocket Raccoon’s origin story isn’t out of Knowhere — cruel, callous, and cold-blooded experiments on animals are real, and they’re happening right now.”Portions of the film, which follows Rocket’s (voiced by Bradley Cooper) past as a test subject where he was tortured through multiple experiments.PETA’s Senior Vice President Lisa Lange wrote in a statement: “Through Rocket, James Gunn has put a face, a name, and a personality on the millions of vulnerable animals being cycled through laboratories as we speak.

James Gunn is unveiling Pete Davidson's secret role. On Sunday, the director replied to a fan's question on Twitter, revealing that he voiced Lambshank in the movie and that Davidson voiced the character of Phlektik.The chatter surrounding Davidson's involvement in the film started when fans noticed the former  star's name in the credits.Alongside a selfie of Gunn with Davidson and star Chris Pratt, the director shared, «My friend Pete not only voiced but actually came to visit us in Atlanta for a day and played Phlektik on set.»I voiced the beautiful Lambshank. I don't want to show her here because she's too gorgeous & I don't want folks to feel bad about themselves in comparison.

James Gunn has said he considered killing off Zoe Saldaña’s Gamora in 2017’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.The director discussed his original plan for the character in an interview with ComicBook.com, where he explained that Marvel executives Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito talked him out of the decision.“Gamora almost died in Vol. 2,” Gunn said.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” gave the South Korean box office its biggest weekend of the year, with a $10.3 million start. The film played on more than 1,800 screens and enjoyed a 46% share of the overall market between Friday and Sunday, according to data supplied by Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. After a year of struggle for the theatrical business in Korea, the opening by “Guardians” was twice that of “The Super Mario Bros Movie” and nearly four times bigger than the next biggest individual title debut of 2023 (“The First Slam Dunk” in the first week of January scored $2.61 million). Over its opening five days, “Guardians” managed $13.2 million, making it the seventh highest grossing film of the year at the end of its first weekend.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” ignited to $282 million globally, including a better-than-expected $168 million at the international box office. Heading into the weekend, Disney’s superhero tentpole was projected to collect $130 million to $140 million overseas. Thanks to positive word-of-mouth, estimates were revised up by Sunday. That’s good news because summer movie season is only going to get more competitive as “Fast X” and “The Little Mermaid” open later this month. In North America, the conclusion to Marvel’s trilogy about a band of intergalactic misfits opened to $114 million, ranking as the second-biggest domestic opening weekend of the year, behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($146 million).

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. It is predicted to take home $250 million worldwide on its opening weekend, Forbes reported.

Warning: This post contains major spoilers from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”One of the most touching moments from the first “Guardians of the Galaxy,” released nearly a decade ago, is when Peter Quill aka Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and the rest of the gang are getting dressed in a floating space prison.

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending and the post-credits scenes, for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” currently playing in theaters. James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is undoubtedly the end of an era. The James Gunn-directed trilogy signed off with an emotional adventure that united the team of intergalactic misfits to save one of their own, before the Guardians made the decision to go their separate ways — with a new team suiting up to help protect the galaxy.But, is it really the end?Following the end credits, which see Chris Pratt's Peter Quill returning to Earth to reconnect with his grandfather, the typical Marvel title card appears, promising, «The Amazing Star-Lord will return.»So, what does this mean? When asked about the moment at the premiere in New York City, Pratt seemed to choose his words carefully. «Well, this is the last time these Guardians of the Galaxy will be on screen together,» he explained.

After two massively successful installments in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” film franchise, James Gunn was ready to work on the third. Then he got fired, went to DC to make “The Suicide Squad,” was rehired to work on ‘Guardians,’ and released a Christmas special, and now, years later, we’re here to finally see how the filmmaker wanted his franchise to end.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 marks the end of an era for Marvel’s group of misfits – but is this the last we’ll see of them?Director James Gunn previously confirmed that the third instalment would be the Guardians’ final adventure together, and it’s currently unclear if or how the characters will be involved in future MCU films.Vol. 3 sees the Guardians adjusting to life on Knowhere as parts of Rocket’s past resurface.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 has only just arrived in cinemas, but questions are already being asked about a potential fourth film.Vol.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 has been hailed as a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, with the future of the franchise now very much up in the air.Director James Gunn previously confirmed that the third instalment would be the Guardians’ final adventure together, although following the release of the film, it’s now clear that many of the characters will appear again in other MCU films.Vol. 3 sees the Guardians adjusting to life on Knowhere as parts of Rocket’s past resurface.

is an epic conclusion to James Gunn's space saga that's been nearly 10 years in the making. But it almost didn't happen at all.«Totally, thousand percent, didn’t think I was coming back,» Gunn told ET's Ash Crossan when they sat down to discuss the conclusion of the Guardians' MCU storyline.Gunn was fired from the Marvel film by Disney in July 2018 after controversial jokes he made nearly a decade earlier were resurfaced on Twitter.