


He must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. In GOTG3, Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill is still reeling from the loss of Zoe Saldana’s Gamora. Guardians 3 will kick off summer in North America on May 5 according to a Fandango survey there in late December, it was the most anticipated movie of 2023. The original made just over $86M at 2014 exchange rates and the sequel did nearly $101M in 2017, likewise at historical rates. The Guardians films have historically done strong, if not explosive, business in China.

Neither Wakanda Forever ($15.6M) nor Quantumania ($39M through last Sunday) spun Chinese turnstiles off their axes in February - the former having already been in release elsewhere since November 2022 and the latter dinged by poor early reviews, a Chinese New Year hangover and bearing the burden of being the first fresh Marvel movie aiming to get audiences back in the habit. Overall, and outside of Avatar: The Way of Water, Chinese audiences have lately been tepid on Hollywood movies, but hope springs. WGA & AMPTP Set To Restart Talks Next Week
