Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $333,714,112Details
International Box Office $437,168,283Details
Worldwide Box Office $770,882,395
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $65,429,765
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $86,594,362
Total $152,024,127
OpusData ID: 165370100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$94,320,883 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$170,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,080 opening theaters/4,088 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $488,424,884

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 2014 (Wide) by Walt Disney
August 1st, 2014 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: July 31st, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians of the Galaxy (가디언즈 오브 갤럭시) (South Korea)
July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 7th, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 8th, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians Of The Galaxy (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 9th, 2014 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2330 (Cert #49201), 7/9/2014)
Running Time: 121 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Ensemble, Gratuitous Cameos, Intertitle, Motion Capture Performance, Prologue
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Plot point: Alien Abduction, Cruel / Corrupt Wardens or Prison Guards, Heist, Hitmen, Mercenaries, Orphan, Prison, Prison Break, Redemption, Smuggler, Talking Animals, Terminal Illness, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Social setting: End of the World
Source material: Marvel Comics
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 2010s
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $94,320,883   4,080 $23,118   $94,320,883 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $42,124,922 -55% 4,088 $10,305   $176,515,761 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $25,115,564 -40% 3,697 $6,793   $222,661,385 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $17,202,212 -32% 3,371 $5,103   $251,456,069 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $17,082,262 -1% 3,462 $4,934   $275,379,530 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $10,357,345 -39% 3,221 $3,216   $294,765,199 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $8,102,358 -22% 3,104 $2,610   $305,987,190 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $5,242,286 -35% 2,846 $1,842   $313,731,317 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $3,765,941 -28% 2,451 $1,536   $319,169,216 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,005,083 -20% 1,894 $1,587   $323,331,487 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $1,824,863 -39% 1,291 $1,414   $326,094,767 11
Oct 17, 2014 13 $959,912 -47% 730 $1,315   $327,792,643 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $554,531 -42% 402 $1,379   $328,650,120 13
Oct 31, 2014 21 $563,687 +2% 334 $1,688   $329,390,224 14
Nov 7, 2014 18 $415,000 -26% 296 $1,402   $329,805,224 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $292,787 -29% 233 $1,257   $330,487,141 16
Nov 21, 2014 20 $471,000 +61% 324 $1,454   $331,041,783 17
Nov 28, 2014 17 $461,937 -2% 285 $1,621   $331,855,381 18
Dec 5, 2014 22 $266,761 -42% 276 $967   $332,226,145 19
Dec 12, 2014 25 $180,906 -32% 245 $738   $332,490,182 20
Dec 19, 2014 30 $104,971 -42% 206 $510   $332,657,316 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $112,786 +7% 170 $663   $332,862,030 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $89,733 -20% 154 $583   $333,055,258 23
Jan 9, 2015 42 $50,725 -43% 125 $406   $333,130,696 24
Jan 16, 2015 52 $26,958 -47% 65 $415   $333,172,112 25
Nov 13, 2020 7 $406,000   1,560 $260   $333,578,112 329
Nov 20, 2020 - $136,000 -67% 815 $167   $333,714,112 330

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 31, 2014 P $11,200,000     0     $11,200,000  
Aug 1, 2014 1 $37,845,336     4,080 $9,276   $37,845,336 1
Aug 2, 2014 1 $30,989,857 -18%   4,080 $7,596   $68,835,193 2
Aug 3, 2014 1 $25,485,690 -18%   4,080 $6,246   $94,320,883 3
Aug 4, 2014 1 $11,722,356 -54%   4,080 $2,873   $106,043,239 4
Aug 5, 2014 1 $11,907,821 +2%   4,080 $2,919   $117,951,060 5
Aug 6, 2014 1 $8,808,382 -26%   4,080 $2,159   $126,759,442 6
Aug 7, 2014 1 $7,631,397 -13%   4,080 $1,870   $134,390,839 7
Aug 8, 2014 2 $12,312,683 +61% -67% 4,088 $3,012   $146,703,522 8
Aug 9, 2014 2 $16,947,112 +38% -45% 4,088 $4,146   $163,650,634 9
Aug 10, 2014 2 $12,865,127 -24% -50% 4,088 $3,147   $176,515,761 10
Aug 11, 2014 2 $5,343,905 -58% -54% 4,088 $1,307   $181,859,666 11
Aug 12, 2014 2 $6,609,534 +24% -44% 4,088 $1,617   $188,469,200 12
Aug 13, 2014 3 $4,849,881 -27% -45% 4,088 $1,186   $193,319,081 13
Aug 14, 2014 2 $4,226,740 -13% -45% 4,088 $1,034   $197,545,821 14
Aug 15, 2014 2 $6,940,576 +64% -44% 3,697 $1,877   $204,486,397 15
Aug 16, 2014 2 $10,353,882 +49% -39% 3,697 $2,801   $214,840,279 16
Aug 17, 2014 2 $7,821,106 -24% -39% 3,697 $2,116   $222,661,385 17
Aug 18, 2014 1 $2,884,902 -63% -46% 3,697 $780   $225,546,287 18
Aug 19, 2014 2 $3,511,416 +22% -47% 3,697 $950   $229,057,703 19
Aug 20, 2014 1 $2,623,129 -25% -46% 3,697 $710   $231,680,832 20
Aug 21, 2014 1 $2,573,025 -2% -39% 3,697 $696   $234,253,857 21
Aug 22, 2014 2 $4,818,549 +87% -31% 3,371 $1,429   $239,072,406 22
Aug 23, 2014 1 $7,480,888 +55% -28% 3,371 $2,219   $246,553,294 23
Aug 24, 2014 1 $4,902,775 -34% -37% 3,371 $1,454   $251,456,069 24
Aug 25, 2014 1 $1,662,402 -66% -42% 3,371 $493   $253,118,471 25
Aug 26, 2014 1 $2,109,302 +27% -40% 3,371 $626   $255,227,773 26
Aug 27, 2014 1 $1,507,039 -29% -43% 3,371 $447   $256,734,812 27
Aug 28, 2014 1 $1,562,456 +4% -39% 3,371 $463   $258,297,268 28
Aug 29, 2014 1 $3,846,423 +146% -20% 3,462 $1,111   $262,143,691 29
Aug 30, 2014 1 $6,220,274 +62% -17% 3,462 $1,797   $268,363,965 30
Aug 31, 2014 1 $7,015,565 +13% +43% 3,462 $2,026   $275,379,530 31
Sep 1, 2014 1 $5,824,589 -17% +250% 3,462 $1,682   $281,204,119 32
Sep 2, 2014 1 $1,387,915 -76% -34% 3,462 $401   $282,592,034 33
Sep 3, 2014 1 $974,670 -30% -35% 3,462 $282   $283,566,704 34
Sep 4, 2014 1 $841,150 -14% -46% 3,462 $243   $284,407,854 35
Sep 5, 2014 1 $2,707,279 +222% -30% 3,221 $841   $287,115,133 36
Sep 6, 2014 1 $5,050,351 +87% -19% 3,221 $1,568   $292,165,484 37
Sep 7, 2014 1 $2,599,715 -49% -63% 3,221 $807   $294,765,199 38
Sep 8, 2014 1 $721,759 -72% -88% 3,221 $224   $295,486,958 39
Sep 9, 2014 1 $941,747 +30% -32% 3,221 $292   $296,428,705 40
Sep 10, 2014 1 $728,882 -23% -25% 3,221 $226   $297,157,587 41
Sep 11, 2014 1 $727,245 n/c -14% 3,221 $226   $297,884,832 42
Sep 12, 2014 3 $2,114,165 +191% -22% 3,104 $681   $299,998,997 43
Sep 13, 2014 3 $3,905,201 +85% -23% 3,104 $1,258   $303,904,198 44
Sep 14, 2014 3 $2,082,992 -47% -20% 3,104 $671   $305,987,190 45
Sep 15, 2014 2 $578,865 -72% -20% 3,104 $186   $306,566,055 46
Sep 16, 2014 2 $778,903 +35% -17% 3,104 $251   $307,344,958 47
Sep 17, 2014 2 $586,451 -25% -20% 3,104 $189   $307,931,409 48
Sep 18, 2014 2 $557,622 -5% -23% 3,104 $180   $308,489,031 49
Sep 19, 2014 6 $1,382,821 +148% -35% 2,846 $486   $309,871,852 50
Sep 20, 2014 6 $2,475,953 +79% -37% 2,846 $870   $312,347,805 51
Sep 21, 2014 6 $1,383,512 -44% -34% 2,846 $486   $313,731,317 52
Sep 22, 2014 5 $364,039 -74% -37% 2,846 $128   $314,095,356 53
Sep 23, 2014 5 $448,190 +23% -42% 2,846 $157   $314,543,546 54
Sep 24, 2014 5 $382,862 -15% -35% 2,846 $135   $314,926,408 55
Sep 25, 2014 6 $476,867 +25% -14% 2,846 $168   $315,403,275 56
Sep 26, 2014 8 $1,025,002 +115% -26% 2,451 $418   $316,428,277 57
Sep 27, 2014 8 $1,771,534 +73% -28% 2,451 $723   $318,199,811 58
Sep 28, 2014 8 $969,405 -45% -30% 2,451 $396   $319,169,216 59
Sep 29, 2014 7 $284,311 -71% -22% 2,451 $116   $319,453,527 60
Sep 30, 2014 6 $341,097 +20% -24% 2,451 $139   $319,794,624 61
Oct 1, 2014 7 $273,729 -20% -29% 2,451 $112   $320,068,353 62
Oct 2, 2014 6 $258,051 -6% -46% 2,451 $105   $320,326,404 63
Oct 3, 2014 9 $801,532 +211% -22% 1,894 $423   $321,127,936 64
Oct 4, 2014 9 $1,461,506 +82% -18% 1,894 $772   $322,589,442 65
Oct 5, 2014 9 $742,045 -49% -23% 1,894 $392   $323,331,487 66
Oct 6, 2014 8 $214,336 -71% -25% 1,894 $113   $323,545,823 67
Oct 7, 2014 8 $270,901 +26% -21% 1,894 $143   $323,816,724 68
Oct 8, 2014 8 $228,921 -15% -16% 1,894 $121   $324,045,645 69
Oct 9, 2014 8 $224,259 -2% -13% 1,894 $118   $324,269,904 70
Oct 10, 2014 12 $504,205 +125% -37% 1,291 $391   $324,774,109 71
Oct 11, 2014 12 $818,411 +62% -44% 1,291 $634   $325,592,520 72
Oct 12, 2014 11 $502,247 -39% -32% 1,291 $389   $326,094,767 73
Oct 13, 2014 13 $309,686 -38% +44% 1,291 $240   $326,404,453 74
Oct 14, 2014 13 $160,905 -48% -41% 1,291 $125   $326,565,358 75
Oct 15, 2014 13 $143,133 -11% -37% 1,291 $111   $326,708,491 76
Oct 16, 2014 12 $124,240 -13% -45% 1,291 $96   $326,832,731 77
Oct 17, 2014 13 $280,706 +126% -44% 730 $385   $327,113,437 78
Oct 18, 2014 13 $451,835 +61% -45% 730 $619   $327,565,272 79
Oct 19, 2014 14 $227,371 -50% -55% 730 $311   $327,792,643 80
Oct 20, 2014 15 $79,077 -65% -74% 730 $108   $327,871,720 81
Oct 21, 2014 15 $83,222 +5% -48% 730 $114   $327,954,942 82
Oct 22, 2014 16 $70,854 -15% -50% 730 $97   $328,025,796 83
Oct 23, 2014 - $69,793 -1% -44% 730 $96   $328,095,589 84
Nov 13, 2020 - $123,000     1,560 $79   $333,295,112 2,297
Nov 14, 2020 - $185,000 +50%   1,560 $119   $333,480,112 2,298
Nov 15, 2020 - $98,000 -47%   1,560 $63   $333,578,112 2,299
Nov 20, 2020 - $40,000   -67% 815 $49   $333,618,112 2,304
Nov 21, 2020 - $63,000 +58% -66% 815 $77   $333,681,112 2,305
Nov 22, 2020 - $33,000 -48% -66% 815 $40   $333,714,112 2,306

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $134,390,839   4,080 $32,939   $134,390,839 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $63,154,982 -53% 4,088 $15,449   $197,545,821 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $36,708,036 -42% 3,697 $9,929   $234,253,857 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $24,043,411 -35% 3,371 $7,132   $258,297,268 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $26,110,586 +9% 3,462 $7,542   $284,407,854 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $13,476,978 -48% 3,221 $4,184   $297,884,832 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $10,604,199 -21% 3,104 $3,416   $308,489,031 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $6,914,244 -35% 2,846 $2,429   $315,403,275 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $4,923,129 -29% 2,451 $2,009   $320,326,404 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,943,500 -20% 1,894 $2,082   $324,269,904 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $2,562,827 -35% 1,291 $1,985   $326,832,731 11
Oct 17, 2014 14 $1,262,858 -51% 730 $1,730   $328,095,589 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $730,948 -42% 402 $1,818   $328,826,537 13
Nov 7, 2014 17 $804,130   296 $2,717   $330,194,354 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $376,429 -53% 233 $1,616   $330,570,783 16
Nov 21, 2014 19 $822,661 +119% 324 $2,539   $331,393,444 17
Nov 28, 2014 20 $565,940 -31% 285 $1,986   $331,959,384 18
Dec 5, 2014 23 $349,892 -38% 276 $1,268   $332,309,276 19
Dec 12, 2014 26 $243,069 -31% 245 $992   $332,552,345 20
Dec 19, 2014 37 $196,899 -19% 206 $956   $332,749,244 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $216,281 +10% 170 $1,272   $332,965,525 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $114,446 -47% 154 $743   $333,079,971 23
Jan 9, 2015 43 $65,183 -43% 125 $521   $333,145,154 24

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/8/2014 $0 0 465 1,478 $20,474,809 4/4/2026
China 10/10/2014 $0 0 0 0 $86,346,368 8/13/2018
New Zealand 8/7/2014 $0 0 5 14 $3,092,151 9/21/2020
Russia (CIS) 7/31/2014 $0 0 98 105 $18,416,692 4/4/2026
South Korea 7/31/2014 $0 0 77 135 $8,551,033 4/4/2026
United Kingdom 7/31/2014 $0 0 85 176 $37,640,453 11/11/2020
  
Rest of World $262,646,777
  
International Total $437,168,283 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

Chris Pratt    Peter Quill
Zoe Saldaña    Gamora
Dave Bautista    Drax
Vin Diesel    Groot
Bradley Cooper    Rocket

Supporting

Lee Pace    Ronan
Michael Rooker    Yondu Udonta
Karen Gillan    Nebula
Djimon Hounsou    Korath
John C. Reilly    Corpsman Dey
Glenn Close    Nova Prime
Benicio del Toro    The Collector
Laura Haddock    Meredith Quill
Sean Gunn    Kraglin / On Set Rocket
Peter Serafinowicz    Denarian Saal
Christopher Fairbank    The Broker
Krystian Godlewski    On Set Groot
Wyatt Oleff    Young Quill
Gregg Henry    Grandpa
Janis Ahern    Meredith's Mother
Solomon Mousley    Meredith's Brother
Lindsay Morton    Meredith's Best Friend
Robert Firth    Dr. Fitzgibbon
Melia Kreiling    Bereet
Tom Proctor    Horuz
Nick Holmes    Horuz' Mate
Max Wrottesley    Sacrificed Nova Corpsman

Cameo

Stan Lee    Xandarian Ladie's Man

Supporting

Nicole Alexandria Shipley    Pretty Xandarian
Sharif Atkins    Nova Arresting Pilot
Brendan Fehr    Corpsman Dey's Partner
Tomas Arana    Kree Ambassador
Mikaela Hoover    Nova Prime's Assistant
Emmett J. Scanlan    Head Riot Guard
Dominic Grant    Angry Guard
Spencer Wilding    Mean Guard
Alison Lintott    Sad Woman With Horns
Alexis Rodney    Moloka Dar
Nathan Fillion    Montrous Inmate
Keeley Forsyth    Mottled Prisoner
Frank Gilhooley    Burly Prisoner
Alexis Denisof    The Other
Enzo Cilenti    Watchtower Guard
Richard Katz    One Legged Prisoner
Enoch Frost    Rifle Guard
Ronan Summers    "Drop The Leg" Guard
Ophelia Lovibond    Carina
Laura Ortiz    Tortured Pink Girl
Marama Corlett    Pit Boss
Rosie Jones    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Abidemi Sobande    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Alex Rose    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Ekaterina Zalitko    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Emily Redding    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Fred (Dog)    Cosmo the Space Dog
Stephen Blackehart    Knowhere Dispatcher
Jennifer Moylan-Taylor    Sad Krylorian Girl
Bruce MacKinnon    One-Eyed Ravager
Ralph Ineson    Ravager Pilot
Rob Zombie    Ravager Navigator Voice
Naomi Ryan    Nova Centurion
John Brotherton    Nova Starblaster Pilot
Graham Shiels    Alien Nova Pilot
James Gunn    Maskless Sakaaran
Douglas Robson    Maskless Sakaaran
Rachel Cullen    Corpsman Dey's Wife
Isabella Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
Imogen Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
David Yarovesky    Goth Ravager
Miriam Lucia    Crying Xandarian Citizen

Production and Technical Credits

James Gunn    Director
James Gunn    Screenwriter
Nicole Perlman    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
Alan Fine    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Executive Producer
Jeremy Latcham    Executive Producer
Nikolas Korda    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
David J. Grant    Co-Producer
Jonathan Schwartz    Co-Producer
Ben Davis    Director of Photography
Charles Wood    Production Designer
Fred Raskin    Editor
Craig Wood    Editor
Hughes Winborne    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Stephane Ceretti    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Pickett    Visual Effects Producer
Tyler Bates    Composer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Hermione Ninnim    Unit Production Manager
Nikolas Korda    Unit Production Manager
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director
Jamie Christopher    Associate Producer
Matthew Sharp    Second Assistant Director
Olivier Dumont    Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Peter MacDonald    Second Unit Director
Jonathan Taylor    Second Unit Director
Thomas Robinson Harper    Stunt Coordinator
James Young    Stunt Coordinator-Fight Coordinator
Raymond Chan    Supervising Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Mark Swain    Art Director
Tom Brown    Art Director
Jordan Crockett    Art Director
Paula Casarin    Script Supervisor
Jennifer Wood    Assistant Script Supervisor
Jesse Torres    Post-Production Supervisor
Meagan Costello    First Assistant Editor
Simon Morgan    First Assistant Editor
John Breinholt    First Assistant Editor
Emma McCleave    First Assistant Editor-UK
Ben Renton    Second Assistant Editor-UK
Louise Horishny    Third Assistant Editor-UK
Chris Tonick    Assistant Editor
Dylan Quirt    Assistant Editor
Heather Mullen    Assistant Editor
Todd Felderstein    Assistant Editor
Steve Durkee    Supervising Music Editor
Darrell Hall    Music Editor
Will Kaplan    Music Editor
Nashia Wachsman    Music Editor
Simon Hayes    Sound Mixer
Ricky Davis    Lighting Technician
Tim Neill    Lighting Technician
Jack Ridout    Lighting Technician
Terence Townsend    Lighting Technician
William Finch    Lighting Technician
Andrew Purdy    Lighting Technician
Patrick O'Flynn    Lighting Technician
Dan Grace    Costume Supervisor
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou    Make up
Andrew Simonin    Hairstylist
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
David White    Special Makeup Effects Designer
Nicolas Aithadi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jonathan Fawkner    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Corbould    SFX Supervisor
Brad Semenoff    Dialogue/ADR Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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Synopsis

Adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$94,320,883 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$170,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,080 opening theaters/4,088 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $488,424,884

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 2014 (Wide) by Walt Disney
August 1st, 2014 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: July 31st, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians of the Galaxy (가디언즈 오브 갤럭시) (South Korea)
July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 7th, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 8th, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians Of The Galaxy (Australia)
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Video Release: December 9th, 2014 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2330 (Cert #49201), 7/9/2014)
Running Time: 121 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Ensemble, Gratuitous Cameos, Intertitle, Motion Capture Performance, Prologue
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Plot point: Alien Abduction, Cruel / Corrupt Wardens or Prison Guards, Heist, Hitmen, Mercenaries, Orphan, Prison, Prison Break, Redemption, Smuggler, Talking Animals, Terminal Illness, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Social setting: End of the World
Source material: Marvel Comics
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 2010s
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $94,320,883   4,080 $23,118   $94,320,883 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $42,124,922 -55% 4,088 $10,305   $176,515,761 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $25,115,564 -40% 3,697 $6,793   $222,661,385 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $17,202,212 -32% 3,371 $5,103   $251,456,069 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $17,082,262 -1% 3,462 $4,934   $275,379,530 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $10,357,345 -39% 3,221 $3,216   $294,765,199 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $8,102,358 -22% 3,104 $2,610   $305,987,190 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $5,242,286 -35% 2,846 $1,842   $313,731,317 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $3,765,941 -28% 2,451 $1,536   $319,169,216 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,005,083 -20% 1,894 $1,587   $323,331,487 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $1,824,863 -39% 1,291 $1,414   $326,094,767 11
Oct 17, 2014 13 $959,912 -47% 730 $1,315   $327,792,643 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $554,531 -42% 402 $1,379   $328,650,120 13
Oct 31, 2014 21 $563,687 +2% 334 $1,688   $329,390,224 14
Nov 7, 2014 18 $415,000 -26% 296 $1,402   $329,805,224 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $292,787 -29% 233 $1,257   $330,487,141 16
Nov 21, 2014 20 $471,000 +61% 324 $1,454   $331,041,783 17
Nov 28, 2014 17 $461,937 -2% 285 $1,621   $331,855,381 18
Dec 5, 2014 22 $266,761 -42% 276 $967   $332,226,145 19
Dec 12, 2014 25 $180,906 -32% 245 $738   $332,490,182 20
Dec 19, 2014 30 $104,971 -42% 206 $510   $332,657,316 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $112,786 +7% 170 $663   $332,862,030 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $89,733 -20% 154 $583   $333,055,258 23
Jan 9, 2015 42 $50,725 -43% 125 $406   $333,130,696 24
Jan 16, 2015 52 $26,958 -47% 65 $415   $333,172,112 25
Nov 13, 2020 7 $406,000   1,560 $260   $333,578,112 329
Nov 20, 2020 - $136,000 -67% 815 $167   $333,714,112 330

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 31, 2014 P $11,200,000     0     $11,200,000  
Aug 1, 2014 1 $37,845,336     4,080 $9,276   $37,845,336 1
Aug 2, 2014 1 $30,989,857 -18%   4,080 $7,596   $68,835,193 2
Aug 3, 2014 1 $25,485,690 -18%   4,080 $6,246   $94,320,883 3
Aug 4, 2014 1 $11,722,356 -54%   4,080 $2,873   $106,043,239 4
Aug 5, 2014 1 $11,907,821 +2%   4,080 $2,919   $117,951,060 5
Aug 6, 2014 1 $8,808,382 -26%   4,080 $2,159   $126,759,442 6
Aug 7, 2014 1 $7,631,397 -13%   4,080 $1,870   $134,390,839 7
Aug 8, 2014 2 $12,312,683 +61% -67% 4,088 $3,012   $146,703,522 8
Aug 9, 2014 2 $16,947,112 +38% -45% 4,088 $4,146   $163,650,634 9
Aug 10, 2014 2 $12,865,127 -24% -50% 4,088 $3,147   $176,515,761 10
Aug 11, 2014 2 $5,343,905 -58% -54% 4,088 $1,307   $181,859,666 11
Aug 12, 2014 2 $6,609,534 +24% -44% 4,088 $1,617   $188,469,200 12
Aug 13, 2014 3 $4,849,881 -27% -45% 4,088 $1,186   $193,319,081 13
Aug 14, 2014 2 $4,226,740 -13% -45% 4,088 $1,034   $197,545,821 14
Aug 15, 2014 2 $6,940,576 +64% -44% 3,697 $1,877   $204,486,397 15
Aug 16, 2014 2 $10,353,882 +49% -39% 3,697 $2,801   $214,840,279 16
Aug 17, 2014 2 $7,821,106 -24% -39% 3,697 $2,116   $222,661,385 17
Aug 18, 2014 1 $2,884,902 -63% -46% 3,697 $780   $225,546,287 18
Aug 19, 2014 2 $3,511,416 +22% -47% 3,697 $950   $229,057,703 19
Aug 20, 2014 1 $2,623,129 -25% -46% 3,697 $710   $231,680,832 20
Aug 21, 2014 1 $2,573,025 -2% -39% 3,697 $696   $234,253,857 21
Aug 22, 2014 2 $4,818,549 +87% -31% 3,371 $1,429   $239,072,406 22
Aug 23, 2014 1 $7,480,888 +55% -28% 3,371 $2,219   $246,553,294 23
Aug 24, 2014 1 $4,902,775 -34% -37% 3,371 $1,454   $251,456,069 24
Aug 25, 2014 1 $1,662,402 -66% -42% 3,371 $493   $253,118,471 25
Aug 26, 2014 1 $2,109,302 +27% -40% 3,371 $626   $255,227,773 26
Aug 27, 2014 1 $1,507,039 -29% -43% 3,371 $447   $256,734,812 27
Aug 28, 2014 1 $1,562,456 +4% -39% 3,371 $463   $258,297,268 28
Aug 29, 2014 1 $3,846,423 +146% -20% 3,462 $1,111   $262,143,691 29
Aug 30, 2014 1 $6,220,274 +62% -17% 3,462 $1,797   $268,363,965 30
Aug 31, 2014 1 $7,015,565 +13% +43% 3,462 $2,026   $275,379,530 31
Sep 1, 2014 1 $5,824,589 -17% +250% 3,462 $1,682   $281,204,119 32
Sep 2, 2014 1 $1,387,915 -76% -34% 3,462 $401   $282,592,034 33
Sep 3, 2014 1 $974,670 -30% -35% 3,462 $282   $283,566,704 34
Sep 4, 2014 1 $841,150 -14% -46% 3,462 $243   $284,407,854 35
Sep 5, 2014 1 $2,707,279 +222% -30% 3,221 $841   $287,115,133 36
Sep 6, 2014 1 $5,050,351 +87% -19% 3,221 $1,568   $292,165,484 37
Sep 7, 2014 1 $2,599,715 -49% -63% 3,221 $807   $294,765,199 38
Sep 8, 2014 1 $721,759 -72% -88% 3,221 $224   $295,486,958 39
Sep 9, 2014 1 $941,747 +30% -32% 3,221 $292   $296,428,705 40
Sep 10, 2014 1 $728,882 -23% -25% 3,221 $226   $297,157,587 41
Sep 11, 2014 1 $727,245 n/c -14% 3,221 $226   $297,884,832 42
Sep 12, 2014 3 $2,114,165 +191% -22% 3,104 $681   $299,998,997 43
Sep 13, 2014 3 $3,905,201 +85% -23% 3,104 $1,258   $303,904,198 44
Sep 14, 2014 3 $2,082,992 -47% -20% 3,104 $671   $305,987,190 45
Sep 15, 2014 2 $578,865 -72% -20% 3,104 $186   $306,566,055 46
Sep 16, 2014 2 $778,903 +35% -17% 3,104 $251   $307,344,958 47
Sep 17, 2014 2 $586,451 -25% -20% 3,104 $189   $307,931,409 48
Sep 18, 2014 2 $557,622 -5% -23% 3,104 $180   $308,489,031 49
Sep 19, 2014 6 $1,382,821 +148% -35% 2,846 $486   $309,871,852 50
Sep 20, 2014 6 $2,475,953 +79% -37% 2,846 $870   $312,347,805 51
Sep 21, 2014 6 $1,383,512 -44% -34% 2,846 $486   $313,731,317 52
Sep 22, 2014 5 $364,039 -74% -37% 2,846 $128   $314,095,356 53
Sep 23, 2014 5 $448,190 +23% -42% 2,846 $157   $314,543,546 54
Sep 24, 2014 5 $382,862 -15% -35% 2,846 $135   $314,926,408 55
Sep 25, 2014 6 $476,867 +25% -14% 2,846 $168   $315,403,275 56
Sep 26, 2014 8 $1,025,002 +115% -26% 2,451 $418   $316,428,277 57
Sep 27, 2014 8 $1,771,534 +73% -28% 2,451 $723   $318,199,811 58
Sep 28, 2014 8 $969,405 -45% -30% 2,451 $396   $319,169,216 59
Sep 29, 2014 7 $284,311 -71% -22% 2,451 $116   $319,453,527 60
Sep 30, 2014 6 $341,097 +20% -24% 2,451 $139   $319,794,624 61
Oct 1, 2014 7 $273,729 -20% -29% 2,451 $112   $320,068,353 62
Oct 2, 2014 6 $258,051 -6% -46% 2,451 $105   $320,326,404 63
Oct 3, 2014 9 $801,532 +211% -22% 1,894 $423   $321,127,936 64
Oct 4, 2014 9 $1,461,506 +82% -18% 1,894 $772   $322,589,442 65
Oct 5, 2014 9 $742,045 -49% -23% 1,894 $392   $323,331,487 66
Oct 6, 2014 8 $214,336 -71% -25% 1,894 $113   $323,545,823 67
Oct 7, 2014 8 $270,901 +26% -21% 1,894 $143   $323,816,724 68
Oct 8, 2014 8 $228,921 -15% -16% 1,894 $121   $324,045,645 69
Oct 9, 2014 8 $224,259 -2% -13% 1,894 $118   $324,269,904 70
Oct 10, 2014 12 $504,205 +125% -37% 1,291 $391   $324,774,109 71
Oct 11, 2014 12 $818,411 +62% -44% 1,291 $634   $325,592,520 72
Oct 12, 2014 11 $502,247 -39% -32% 1,291 $389   $326,094,767 73
Oct 13, 2014 13 $309,686 -38% +44% 1,291 $240   $326,404,453 74
Oct 14, 2014 13 $160,905 -48% -41% 1,291 $125   $326,565,358 75
Oct 15, 2014 13 $143,133 -11% -37% 1,291 $111   $326,708,491 76
Oct 16, 2014 12 $124,240 -13% -45% 1,291 $96   $326,832,731 77
Oct 17, 2014 13 $280,706 +126% -44% 730 $385   $327,113,437 78
Oct 18, 2014 13 $451,835 +61% -45% 730 $619   $327,565,272 79
Oct 19, 2014 14 $227,371 -50% -55% 730 $311   $327,792,643 80
Oct 20, 2014 15 $79,077 -65% -74% 730 $108   $327,871,720 81
Oct 21, 2014 15 $83,222 +5% -48% 730 $114   $327,954,942 82
Oct 22, 2014 16 $70,854 -15% -50% 730 $97   $328,025,796 83
Oct 23, 2014 - $69,793 -1% -44% 730 $96   $328,095,589 84
Nov 13, 2020 - $123,000     1,560 $79   $333,295,112 2,297
Nov 14, 2020 - $185,000 +50%   1,560 $119   $333,480,112 2,298
Nov 15, 2020 - $98,000 -47%   1,560 $63   $333,578,112 2,299
Nov 20, 2020 - $40,000   -67% 815 $49   $333,618,112 2,304
Nov 21, 2020 - $63,000 +58% -66% 815 $77   $333,681,112 2,305
Nov 22, 2020 - $33,000 -48% -66% 815 $40   $333,714,112 2,306

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $134,390,839   4,080 $32,939   $134,390,839 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $63,154,982 -53% 4,088 $15,449   $197,545,821 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $36,708,036 -42% 3,697 $9,929   $234,253,857 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $24,043,411 -35% 3,371 $7,132   $258,297,268 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $26,110,586 +9% 3,462 $7,542   $284,407,854 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $13,476,978 -48% 3,221 $4,184   $297,884,832 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $10,604,199 -21% 3,104 $3,416   $308,489,031 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $6,914,244 -35% 2,846 $2,429   $315,403,275 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $4,923,129 -29% 2,451 $2,009   $320,326,404 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,943,500 -20% 1,894 $2,082   $324,269,904 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $2,562,827 -35% 1,291 $1,985   $326,832,731 11
Oct 17, 2014 14 $1,262,858 -51% 730 $1,730   $328,095,589 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $730,948 -42% 402 $1,818   $328,826,537 13
Nov 7, 2014 17 $804,130   296 $2,717   $330,194,354 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $376,429 -53% 233 $1,616   $330,570,783 16
Nov 21, 2014 19 $822,661 +119% 324 $2,539   $331,393,444 17
Nov 28, 2014 20 $565,940 -31% 285 $1,986   $331,959,384 18
Dec 5, 2014 23 $349,892 -38% 276 $1,268   $332,309,276 19
Dec 12, 2014 26 $243,069 -31% 245 $992   $332,552,345 20
Dec 19, 2014 37 $196,899 -19% 206 $956   $332,749,244 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $216,281 +10% 170 $1,272   $332,965,525 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $114,446 -47% 154 $743   $333,079,971 23
Jan 9, 2015 43 $65,183 -43% 125 $521   $333,145,154 24

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/8/2014 $0 0 465 1,478 $20,474,809 4/4/2026
China 10/10/2014 $0 0 0 0 $86,346,368 8/13/2018
New Zealand 8/7/2014 $0 0 5 14 $3,092,151 9/21/2020
Russia (CIS) 7/31/2014 $0 0 98 105 $18,416,692 4/4/2026
South Korea 7/31/2014 $0 0 77 135 $8,551,033 4/4/2026
United Kingdom 7/31/2014 $0 0 85 176 $37,640,453 11/11/2020
  
Rest of World $262,646,777
  
International Total $437,168,283 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

Chris Pratt    Peter Quill
Zoe Saldaña    Gamora
Dave Bautista    Drax
Vin Diesel    Groot
Bradley Cooper    Rocket

Supporting

Lee Pace    Ronan
Michael Rooker    Yondu Udonta
Karen Gillan    Nebula
Djimon Hounsou    Korath
John C. Reilly    Corpsman Dey
Glenn Close    Nova Prime
Benicio del Toro    The Collector
Laura Haddock    Meredith Quill
Sean Gunn    Kraglin / On Set Rocket
Peter Serafinowicz    Denarian Saal
Christopher Fairbank    The Broker
Krystian Godlewski    On Set Groot
Wyatt Oleff    Young Quill
Gregg Henry    Grandpa
Janis Ahern    Meredith's Mother
Solomon Mousley    Meredith's Brother
Lindsay Morton    Meredith's Best Friend
Robert Firth    Dr. Fitzgibbon
Melia Kreiling    Bereet
Tom Proctor    Horuz
Nick Holmes    Horuz' Mate
Max Wrottesley    Sacrificed Nova Corpsman

Cameo

Stan Lee    Xandarian Ladie's Man

Supporting

Nicole Alexandria Shipley    Pretty Xandarian
Sharif Atkins    Nova Arresting Pilot
Brendan Fehr    Corpsman Dey's Partner
Tomas Arana    Kree Ambassador
Mikaela Hoover    Nova Prime's Assistant
Emmett J. Scanlan    Head Riot Guard
Dominic Grant    Angry Guard
Spencer Wilding    Mean Guard
Alison Lintott    Sad Woman With Horns
Alexis Rodney    Moloka Dar
Nathan Fillion    Montrous Inmate
Keeley Forsyth    Mottled Prisoner
Frank Gilhooley    Burly Prisoner
Alexis Denisof    The Other
Enzo Cilenti    Watchtower Guard
Richard Katz    One Legged Prisoner
Enoch Frost    Rifle Guard
Ronan Summers    "Drop The Leg" Guard
Ophelia Lovibond    Carina
Laura Ortiz    Tortured Pink Girl
Marama Corlett    Pit Boss
Rosie Jones    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Abidemi Sobande    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Alex Rose    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Ekaterina Zalitko    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Emily Redding    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Fred (Dog)    Cosmo the Space Dog
Stephen Blackehart    Knowhere Dispatcher
Jennifer Moylan-Taylor    Sad Krylorian Girl
Bruce MacKinnon    One-Eyed Ravager
Ralph Ineson    Ravager Pilot
Rob Zombie    Ravager Navigator Voice
Naomi Ryan    Nova Centurion
John Brotherton    Nova Starblaster Pilot
Graham Shiels    Alien Nova Pilot
James Gunn    Maskless Sakaaran
Douglas Robson    Maskless Sakaaran
Rachel Cullen    Corpsman Dey's Wife
Isabella Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
Imogen Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
David Yarovesky    Goth Ravager
Miriam Lucia    Crying Xandarian Citizen

Production and Technical Credits

James Gunn    Director
James Gunn    Screenwriter
Nicole Perlman    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
Alan Fine    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Executive Producer
Jeremy Latcham    Executive Producer
Nikolas Korda    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
David J. Grant    Co-Producer
Jonathan Schwartz    Co-Producer
Ben Davis    Director of Photography
Charles Wood    Production Designer
Fred Raskin    Editor
Craig Wood    Editor
Hughes Winborne    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Stephane Ceretti    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Pickett    Visual Effects Producer
Tyler Bates    Composer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Hermione Ninnim    Unit Production Manager
Nikolas Korda    Unit Production Manager
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director
Jamie Christopher    Associate Producer
Matthew Sharp    Second Assistant Director
Olivier Dumont    Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Peter MacDonald    Second Unit Director
Jonathan Taylor    Second Unit Director
Thomas Robinson Harper    Stunt Coordinator
James Young    Stunt Coordinator-Fight Coordinator
Raymond Chan    Supervising Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Mark Swain    Art Director
Tom Brown    Art Director
Jordan Crockett    Art Director
Paula Casarin    Script Supervisor
Jennifer Wood    Assistant Script Supervisor
Jesse Torres    Post-Production Supervisor
Meagan Costello    First Assistant Editor
Simon Morgan    First Assistant Editor
John Breinholt    First Assistant Editor
Emma McCleave    First Assistant Editor-UK
Ben Renton    Second Assistant Editor-UK
Louise Horishny    Third Assistant Editor-UK
Chris Tonick    Assistant Editor
Dylan Quirt    Assistant Editor
Heather Mullen    Assistant Editor
Todd Felderstein    Assistant Editor
Steve Durkee    Supervising Music Editor
Darrell Hall    Music Editor
Will Kaplan    Music Editor
Nashia Wachsman    Music Editor
Simon Hayes    Sound Mixer
Ricky Davis    Lighting Technician
Tim Neill    Lighting Technician
Jack Ridout    Lighting Technician
Terence Townsend    Lighting Technician
William Finch    Lighting Technician
Andrew Purdy    Lighting Technician
Patrick O'Flynn    Lighting Technician
Dan Grace    Costume Supervisor
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou    Make up
Andrew Simonin    Hairstylist
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
David White    Special Makeup Effects Designer
Nicolas Aithadi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jonathan Fawkner    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Corbould    SFX Supervisor
Brad Semenoff    Dialogue/ADR Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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