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Marvel’s ‘Guardians’ rockets to top of box office

By Derrik Lang
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Marvel’s ‘Guardians’ rockets to top of box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Guardians of the Galaxy” blasted past expectations at the weekend box office.

Marvel Studios’ cosmic romp starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista as members of an intergalactic band of rebels earned $94 million in its debut weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Ahead of its Friday debut, box office analysts initially projected that the comic book adaptation would earn between $60 million and $75 million in North America.

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