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The latest Marvel Studios’ release debuted at Number 1 at the UK & Ireland Box Office, with an 72% market share, taking the accolade of the biggest three day opening weekend of 2023 - generating £9.225 Million.
Tuesday, May 9: Marvel Studios’ GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 powered to the No.1 spot in the UK & Ireland box office this weekend (Friday through Sunday), marking the biggest opening three-day weekend for a film in 2023. The last film in Director James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy opened in UK cinemas on May 3.
Audience word of mouth has been extremely positive with a Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score of 95%, and critical reception following suit with the film being “Certified Fresh”:
“This feels like the Guardians’ finest hour” 5 stars
Charlotte O’Sullivan, Evening Standard
“The best Marvel movie in years” 4 stars
Clarisse Loughrey The Independent
“a brilliant end to a brilliant trilogy” 4 stars
Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy
“The soundtrack is thunderingly good” 4 stars
Kevin Maher, The Times
In Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter and Maria Bakalova. James Gunn is the director and also wrote the screenplay. Kevin Feige produces with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Sara Smith and Simon Hatt serving as executive producers.
In Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 IS IN UK CINEMAS NOW
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