It would not be wrong to say that “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “The Fate of the Furious” have broken the records of the previous blockbusters. Though “Galaxy Volume 2” missed out the top spot at the North American box office, the film has managed to gross over $420 million until now and earned $35 million in its opening weekend.
On the other hand, “The Fate of the Furious” made $300 million domestically and over $301 million internationally. And “Beauty and the Beast” grossed more than $760 million at the global box office.
Thus, the three films have overtaken Ridley Scott’s thriller “Alien: Covenant” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which grossed over $710 million and $714 million, respectively.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
“Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2” is one of the most successful and highest-grossing movies of the year. It is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team. The cast includes Karen Gillan, Sylvester Stallone, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Sean Gunn and Elizabeth Debicki. The movie earned over $35 million from the 2,450 theaters, and released on April 25, in New Zealand, Tokyo, Australia, the United States, Canada, and Italy.
‘Beauty and the Beast’
“Beauty and the Beast” is a famous film of the year directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay and dialogues written by Evan Spiliotopoulos.
The movie was released on February 23, 2017, by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films. “Beauty and the Beast” grossed over $1.1 million at the global box office and received positive comments from critics and audiences. It is one of the highest-grossing Emma Watson films of all time. Nathan Mack, Adrian Schiller, Haydn Gwynne, Ray Fearon, Jimmy Johnston, Zoe Rainey, Thomas Padden, Clive Rowe, and Harriet Jones have played the supporting characters.
The world premiere took place at Spencer House in London, and Disney spent over $150 million on international marketing.
‘The Fate of the Furious’
“The Fate of the Furious,” (Fast & Furious 8) is one of the highest-grossing action films of the year. It is directed and co-produced by F. Gary Gray and scripted by Chris Morgan.
The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel, Kurt Russell, Elsa Pataky, Chris Ludacris, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron and Tyrese Gibson. “The Fate of the Furious” had its world premiere on April 4, 2017, in Berlin, and theoretically released on April 14. As of May 22, 2017, the movie has made over $218 million in Canada and the United States and up to $990 million in other territories.
