Guardians of the Galaxy

2014 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, 3D, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, IMAX, Origin Story, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

Scores

Overall Score
97.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.6%
Review Aggregate
89.0

Critic Consensus

98.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, visually striking, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyvisually strikingfamily-friendlyhistoricalstylizeddarkcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Pratt2014$1,500,000 source$1,987,959reported
Zoe Saldaña2014$100,000 source$132,531reported
Dave Bautista2014$1,400,000 source$1,855,429reported
Vin Diesel2014$15,000,000 source$19,879,594reported
Bradley Cooper2014$3,815,000$5,056,000(est)
Lee Pace2014$175,000 source$231,929reported
Michael Rooker2014$3,014,000$3,995,000(est)
Karen Gillan2014$140,000 source$185,543reported
Djimon Hounsou2014$2,528,000$3,350,000(est)
John C. Reilly2014$2,348,000$3,112,000(est)
Glenn Close2014$2,197,000$2,911,000(est)
Benicio del Toro2014$2,067,000$2,739,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count337
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes1,333,831

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$333,176,600$441,561,045
International2014$439,600,000$582,604,647
Worldwide2014$772,776,600$1,024,165,693

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2014$342,428,300$453,822,382
Digital Rentals ?2014$5,283,000$7,001,593
Digital Purchases ?2014$4,185,000$5,546,407
Physical Rentals ?2014$6,022,000$7,980,995
Physical Purchases ?2014$16,234,000$21,515,022
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$116,611,810$154,546,366
Total Revenues2014$490,764,110$650,412,764
Expenses
Budget ?2014$170,000,000$225,302,070
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2014$147,000,000$194,820,025
Participations2014$73,615,000$97,562,423
Residuals ?2014$7,549,000$10,004,737
Interest & Overhead2014$20,400,000$27,036,248
Total Expenses2014$418,564,000$554,725,504
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$72,200,110$95,687,260

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