‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Takes Box Office Crown With Over $10 Million Weekend

It was another predictable weekend at the box office, as Guardians of the Galaxy was the #1 film, followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The biggest surprise is the staying power of smaller profile flicks If I Stay and Let’s Be Cops, two movies that have performed above expectations.

Here’s this weekend’s top 10:

1. Guardians of the Galaxy – $10.16 million this weekend, bringing its domestic total to over $294.5 million.
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $6.5 million
3. If I Stay – $5.75 million this weekend and it’s a sleeper hit with a total domestic haul of $39.66 million (its production budget was $11 million).
4. Let’s Be Cops – $5.4 million and it’s a solid hit for Fox with a worldwide gross of $75.9 million.
5. The November Man – Pierce Brosnan’s return to James Bond territory yields mixed results. $4.2 million this weekend.
6. As Above/So Below – $3.72 million
7. When The Game Stands Tall – $3.7 million
8. The Giver – Jeff Bridges’ lifelong passion project takes in $3.59 million.
9. The Hundred-Foot Journey – $3.2 million
10. Lucy – $1.9 million this weekend and one of this year’s biggest hits with a worldwide haul of $313.4 million.