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Guardians of the Galaxy seals second week at top of box office

Action adventure Guardians of the Galaxy sealed a second week at the top of the box office taking an impressive $4.275m in its second week while The Expendables 3 took less than $2m on its opening weekend.

Second place at the box office went to Disney flick The Hundred Foot Journey, a tale of an Indian family which is forced to flee to Europe and open a restaurant in a remote French village, $2.11m on 329 screens, whilst overblown action film The Expendables 3 got $1.789m on 303 screens.

Guardians of the Galaxy has now taken $15.140m since its opening last weekend.

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Sci Fi film Lucy, which topped the rankings two weeks ago, was fourth with $1.718m on 211 screens, with a total taking of $11.3m, before a big drop down to Hercules which took $349,111.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is still hanging around the top 10, taking $202,113 on 99 screens, with a total take of $18.051m, whilst Australian film these Final Hours fell off to just $16,566 on 27 screens, taking its full total to $440,568.

Title (Distributor) Weekend B/O Screens Total B/O
Guardians Of The Galaxy (Disney) $4,275,950 586 $15,140,162
Guardians Of The Galaxy (Disney) $4,275,950 586 $15,140,162
The Hundred-foot Journey (Disney) $2,110,936 329 $3,033,046
The Hundred-foot Journey (Disney) $2,110,936 329 $3,033,046
The Expendables 3 (Roadshow) $1,789,899 303 $1,789,899
The Expendables 3 (Roadshow) $1,789,899 303 $1,789,899
Lucy (Universal) $1,718,505 270 $11,304,533
Lucy (Universal) $1,718,505 270 $11,304,533
Hercules (Paramount) $349,111 213 $7,779,035
Hercules (Paramount) $349,111 213 $7,779,035
Begin Again (Roadshow) $294,460 69 $570,846
Begin Again (Roadshow) $294,460 69 $570,846
Sex Tape (Sony) $253,006 0 $7,109,904
Sex Tape (Sony) $253,006 0 $7,109,904
Mrs. Brown (Universal) $244,758 201 $4,582,217
And So It Goes (Studiocanal) $237,528 191 $1,002,846
And So It Goes (Studiocanal) $237,528 191 $1,002,846
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) $202,113 99 $18,051,291
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) $202,113 99 $18,051,291
Most Wanted Man, A (Roadshow) $179,849 45 $943,749

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