It’s also important to remember that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 isn’t just another Marvel movie; it also officially ushered in the summer movie season.
Keep in mind that these are smaller movies that won’t make, or need to make, nearly as much as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (although The Circle still hasn’t made back its budget yet), but it just goes to show that we’re now officially in that blockbuster period.
Movies like this are going to far surpass the smaller movies and many of the other offerings that have come in the immediate preceding weeks.
For instance, The Circle, How To Be A Latin Lover and Sleight all opened last weekend, and their weekend grosses (in the same order) were over $9 million, over $12 million and over $2 million, respectively.