Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3' Grosses $48 Million Usd On Its Opening Day

The third installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, grossed a total of $48.2 million USD on its opening day. The first-day earnings reportedly include $17.5 million USD from Thursday previews. Projections suggest that the film will make somewhere between $110 million USD to $120 million USD during its opening weekend. If these predictions are accurate, the movie will have the second-highest opening of 2023, following The Super Mario Bros. Movie's $146 million USD opening weekend, which also stars Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt. However, it will still be approximately $20 million USD lower than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's opening weekend earnings in 2023. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 features a star-studded cast, including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Maria Bakalova, and Sylvester Stallone, with James Gunn as writer and director.

Here are five trivia facts for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3:

• The film marks the end of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, with James Gunn returning to write and direct the final installment.
• The cast includes returning stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, and Sean Gunn. The film also features newcomers Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Maria Bakalova, and Sylvester Stallone.
• The film's opening scene takes place in the past, showing a young Peter Quill (played by Wyatt Oleff) with his mother in Missouri in the 1980s.
• The soundtrack for the film will feature a mix of classic rock and pop songs, much like the previous two films in the franchise. The first song featured in the film's trailer is "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi.
• According to director James Gunn, the film will explore the relationship between Rocket and Groot in more depth, and will also deal with themes of family and sacrifice.

Super Mario Bros. Movie is the first 2023 film to earn over $1 billion USD

The Super Mario Bros. Movie, produced by Nintendo and Universal, has achieved a remarkable feat by surpassing the $1 billion USD milestone, making it the first film of 2023 to do so. The movie achieved this global box office record in just 26 days after its release, earning $490 million USD in North America and $532 million USD internationally.

 

Photo Credit to Universal Studios

The film is only the fifth pandemic-era movie to join the $1 billion USD club, along with other blockbusters such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, and Avatar: The Way of Water. The Super Mario Bros. Movie had a massive opening weekend, grossing $204 million USD in just five days, the biggest opening weekend of the year and the second-biggest debut ever for an animated film. The film is currently the highest-grossing movie of 2023 and the highest-ever for a video game-based movie, surpassing the 1993 live-action movie that was considered a flop. The animated film features the voices of Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, and Seth Rogen. 

 Here's The Super Mario Brothers Trivia:

•     Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985 and was the first video game to feature Mario, who was originally known as Jumpman.
•     The character of Mario was named after Nintendo of America's warehouse landlord, Mario Segale.
•     The popular game Super Mario Bros. was initially released in Japan as a sequel to a less popular game called Mario Bros.
•     The original Super Mario Bros. game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, who is also the creator of other famous Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong.
•     The mushroom that Mario eats in the game to grow larger is based on the Amanita Muscaria mushroom, which is known for its hallucinogenic properties.
•     In the original game, the clouds and bushes in the background were actually the same image, just colored differently.
•     Mario's signature red hat and blue overalls were chosen by Miyamoto because of the limitations of the graphics at the time. The bright colors helped Mario stand out better against the game's background.
•     Super Mario Bros. 2, which was released in Japan as Super Mario USA, was not originally a Mario game. It was actually a game called Doki Doki Panic that was rebranded with Mario characters for its release in North America.
•     The original Super Mario Bros. game has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time.
•     Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his debut in 1985, making him one of the most recognizable video game characters in the world.