Guardians of the Galaxy has only just debuted in China, so it should be very interesting to see how much its run there adds to its eventual box office haul and where it will ultimately place when compared to this year's other three big Marvel movies; Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714 million), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($708 million), and X-Men: Days of Future Past ($746 million).
The fact that it has now beaten Man of Steel takes nothing away from Zack Snyder's impressive Superman reboot (especially as it faced moviegoers sceptical of the iconic DC Comics superhero after the tepid response to Superman Returns), but you have to imagine that Kevin Feige and company are patting themselves on the back for making such a huge success out of a group of characters who even the most hardcore comic book fans would admit to not being familiar with.
With an estimated $26.6 million, Guardians of the Galaxy took the #1 spot in China and scored the third highest opening for any Disney release there. It's beaten only by Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. However, it did have all-time industry record opening in October, adding yet another record to the James Gunn helmed movie's impressive box office run!
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