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Guardians of the Galaxy earned $333.2 million in North America and an estimated $440.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $773.3 million.[3] The film became the third-highest-grossing film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, behind The Avengers and Iron Man 3.[208] It was the third-highest-grossing 2014 film (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) and the highest-grossing superhero film of 2014.[2][209] It had a worldwide opening weekend of $160.7 million.[210] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit for the film to be $204.2 million, when factoring together "production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs, with box office grosses, and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV," placing it fifth on their list of 2014's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".[211] North America[edit] Guardians of the Galaxy earned $11.2 million on its Thursday night pre-opening, surpassing Captain America: The Winter Soldier's gross ($10.2 million) for the biggest Thursday evening start for a movie in 2014.[212] IMAX accounted for 17% of the total gross ($1.9 million), which was the biggest August pre-release in IMAX format.[201] On its opening day, the film earned $37.8 million, including the Thursday night earnings.[213] Guardians of the Galaxy was the number one movie during its opening weekend and grossed $94.3 million, setting an August weekend record.[214] During the opening weekend, IMAX earnings amounted to $11.7 million and 3-D showings accounted for 45% of ticket sales. The film's success was partially attributed to its appeal to both genders: the opening-weekend audience was 44% female, which is the biggest proportion ever for a MCU film; 55% of the opening-weekend audience was over the age of 25.[214] Although the film fell to second place in its second and third weekends, behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,[215][216] the film was number one in its fourth, fifth, and sixth weekend.[217][218][219] By doing so, it became the first film in 2014 to top the domestic box office in non-consecutive weeks,[217] the first film of the summer (May–August) to be the number one film in three weekends[220] and the first MCU film to be the top film for four weeks, surpassing Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Avengers, both of which were number one for three weeks, and tied The Dark Knight for the most weeks at number one among comic book-based films.[221] Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst of BoxOffice.com felt Guardians success was "unconventional" and was "shattering expectations".[218] The film remained in the top 10 for ten weekends.[222] The film was the top-grossing film of summer 2014,[223][224] first of 2014 to pass $300 million for its domestic gross,[225] and was the third-highest-grossing domestic film of 2014 (behind American Sniper and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1).[226] The film was said to have "injected life" into an otherwise lower-than-normal summer box office.[218][224][227] Other territories[edit] Guardians of the Galaxy was released in 42 international markets and grossed $66.4 million on its opening weekend. The biggest debuts came from Russia ($13 million), the United Kingdom ($10.8 million), Mexico ($6.5 million), Brazil ($6.5 million), and South Korea ($4.7 million).[210] The film topped the weekend box office two times, in its first and second weekends.[210][228] In its eleventh weekend, the film opened in China, earning $29.8 million, its largest, and became the third-highest opening in the country for any Disney release, behind Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and was an all-time industry record opening in October.[229] The following weekend saw an additional $21.3 million from China, making China the highest-grossing market with $69 million.[208] The film's three biggest markets in total earnings were: China ($96.5 million), the UK ($47.4 million), and Russia ($37.5 million).[230]