GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 does not release here in the states until this Thursday night (May 4) screenings and then its full roll-out is in all theaters Friday May 5. According to BoxOfficeMojo, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 bought in an estimated $101.2 million. This, according to Deadline, was done in 37 overseas markets this past weekend including the U.K., Australia, Germany, France and Mexico to name a few of the biggest markets.
Internationally, this past weekend, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 is up 57-percent against 2014's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY in the same overseas markets its already opened in. And it is outpacing CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR in several of those spots, too.
This is a solid implication GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 may have a legit chance at becoming Marvel Studios' fifth billion dollar movie joining THE AVENGERS, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, IRON MAN 3 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.
This weekend, not only is the movie opening domestically but it will open in more overseas markets including the world's No. 2 market China. So look for huge opening numbers this weekend in both the U.S. and China. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 is projecting a U.S. opening in the $150–$165 million range.
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