Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ tops box office for fourth weekend

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Guardians of the Galaxy” continues to rule the box office universe.

The cosmic Marvel adventure arrived in first place at the box office for a fourth weekend with $10.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The domestic haul for “Guardians,” which features Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana as intergalactic do-gooders, now stands at $294.6 million after six weeks of release.

Paramount’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” sliced off second place in its fifth weekend with $6.5 million, bringing the domestic total of the live-action superhero reboot starring Megan Fox and Will Arnett to $174.6 million.

The Warner Bros. young-adult novel adaptation “If I Stay,” starring Chloe Grace Moretz, took third place in its third weekend with $5.7 million.

The weekend’s only new release, Freestyle’s musical drama “The Identical,” dismally debuted in 11th place with $1.9 million. The film starring Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd failed to achieve the successes of similar faith-based films as “Heaven Is for Real,” ”God’s Not Dead” and “Son of God” released this year.

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Guardians of the Galaxy,” $10.2 million.

2. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” $6.5 million.

3. “If I Stay,” $5.7 million.

4. “Let’s Be Cops,” $5.4 million.

5. “The November Man,” $4.2 million.

6. “As Above, So Below,” $3.7 million.

7. “When the Game Stands Tall,” $3.7 million.

8. “The Giver,” $3.6 million.

9. “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” $3.2 million.

10. “Lucy,” $1.9 million.

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