'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Tops The Worldwide Box Office Ahead of U.S. Release

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

2's worldwide box office numbers already points to a big opening week to come in the U.S. The film tops the worldwide box office with The Fate Of The Furious coming in at number two.

"Disney's much-anticipated 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

2' got a head start this weekend, topping the global chart to the tune of $101.2 million in 37 international territories in anticipation of its North American debut later this week," said comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

"The film is going to officially kick off the summer movie season and looks to have a spectacular showing as enthusiastic fans line up to see Star-Lord and his unusual band of intergalactic compatriots do their thing accompanied by a killer soundtrack of classic songs."

The Fate Of The Furious did hang on strong stateside, raking in $101.2 million for the weekend April 30.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 30, are below.

1. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 - Disney - $101.2M

2. Fate Of The Furious, The - Universal - $87.8M

3. Boss Baby, The - 20th Century Fox - $24.6M

4. Shock Wave - Multiple - $24.4M

5. Beauty And The Beast - Disney - $23.6M

6.

Battle Of Memories - Multiple - $22.0M

7. Smurfs: The Lost Village - Sony - $15.0M

8. Baahubali: The Conclusion - Multiple - $13.8M

9.

Love Off The Cuff - Multiple - $13.7M

10. This Is Not What I Expected - Multiple Chinese Distributors - $12.3M

11. How To Be A Latin Lover - Lionsgate - $12.0M

12. Circle, The - STX Entertainment - $9.3M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 30, are below.

1. Fate Of The Furious, The - Universal - $19.4M

2. How To Be A Latin Lover - Lionsgate - $12.0M

3. Baahubali: The Conclusion - Great India Films - $10.1M

4. Circle, The - STX Entertainment - $9.3M

5. Boss Baby, The - 20th Century Fox - $9.1M

6. Beauty And The Beast - Disney - $6.4M

7.

Going In Style - Warner Bros. - $3.6M

8. Smurfs: The Lost Village - Sony - $3.3M

9. Gifted - Fox Searchlight - $3.3M

10.

Unforgettable - Warner Bros. - $2.3M

11. Born In China - Disney - $2.2M

12. Lost City Of Z, The - Bleecker Street - $1.7M

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