Guardians of the Galaxy take box office spoils as Aussie flick These Final Hours struggles

Miranda Ward

August 11, 2014 4:46

Guardians of the Galaxy has dominated the weekend box office, taking $6.552m across 586 screens and bringing in $3.971m more than its closest rival Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy.

The Marvel Studios film, which stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista as members of an intergalactic band of rebels, has made $8.827m since opening in Australia last week.

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Johansson’s Lucy, which topped the Australian box office last weekend, was pushed into second place after grabbing $2.581m across 339 screens. The movie’s total Australian box office stands at $8.725m.

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Miranda Ward

Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.