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After a few years of less successful movies, it seems Disney is coming back swinging. 2022 saw Disney making the year’s biggest flop; the Mouse House lost over $100 million with one of its films despite being backed by one of the biggest stars in the industry right now. This said, despite these hiccups, Disney still ended the year at #1. However, after an iffy 2022, Disney is showing signs of a strong comeback.
Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World Resort / Credit: Disney
Avatar: The Way of Water & Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania
The year started off with Avatar: The Way of Water and the Marvel movie Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania turning into enormous successes at the box office. Avatar: The Way of Water by director James Cameron became the third highest-grossing film of all time; Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania brought in $249.7 million globally over its opening weekend. At the time, the Marvel release was the franchise’s best debut.
A still from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania / Credit: Marvel
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Now, there’s more success coming Disney’s way. The media giant’s latest release has done enormously well during its opening weekend; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the third installment of the series. The film is written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Kevin Feige. Per IMDb, in the movie, “Still reeling from the loss of Gamora [Zoe Saldana], Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own—a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.”
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 stars Chukwudi Iwuji as The High Evolutionary, Bradley Cooper as Rocket (voice), Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Dave Bautista as Drax, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Vin Diesel as Groot, and Chris Pratt as Peter Quill
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The Walt Disney Company reported its impressive opening weekend numbers:
Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 topped the global box office in its opening weekend, earning $118.4 million domestically and $170.9 million internationally for a combined total of $289.3 million.
Disney also added that the film is the 32nd consecutive Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) feature to debut at #1 at the domestic box office. With this latest release, “MCU titles now account for six of the 12 movies that have opened to $100+ million since the start of the pandemic era.”
The movie, along with the usual suspects, stars Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Chukwudi Iwuji as The High Evolutionary, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock, and Maria Bakalova as Cosmo.
