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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(2017)

Released

2017 · FILM

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

A band of misfit Guardians must confront cosmic threats and long-buried secrets when Peter Quill discovers his enigmatic father Ego is a god-like being with dangerous plans for the universe.

“Anyone can save the galaxy once.”

Directed by

James Gunn, Katy Galow

Written by

James Gunn, Dan Abnett

Rated

MPA · PG-13

Runtime

136 min

ActionAdventureComedy

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Synopsis

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill.

Credits

Actors

Editor

Production Designer

Director of Photography

Henry Braham

Writers

Directors

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 863+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Fred RaskinShot by Henry BrahamScored by Tyler BatesDesigned by Scott ChamblissSound by David AcordCostumes by Judianna Makovsky Nm0538721VFX by Casey Allen

Box Office

2017 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$863.8M

Budget$200.0M

Worldwide gross$863.8M

break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $389.8M — 45% of worldwide · International: $473.9M (55%)

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Also known as

Guardians of the Galaxy 2de
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2de
Guardians of the Galaxy 2en
Guardianes de la galaxia Vol. 2es
Les Gardiens de la Galaxie 2fr
Les Gardiens de la Galaxie Vol. 2fr
Guardiani della Galassia Vol. 2it

Release dates around the world5 countries · show

JapanApr 10, 2017
United StatesApr 19, 2017
AustraliaApr 25, 2017
ItalyApr 25, 2017
BelgiumApr 26, 2017

Companies

ProductionMarvel Studios

DistributionFalcon, Feelgood Entertainment, Forum Hungary, Italia Films, Meloman

Special effectsLegacy Effects, The Third Floor, Wētā FX, Framestore, Method Studios

Other companies5th Kind, Abbey Road Studios, Aray Media Group, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Canada Film Capital

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