Ooga chaka, indeed. Three weeks away from the release of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” trackers have submitted huge projections for the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The sequel is expected to make at least $150 million in its opening weekend, which would put it in the top 5 highest openings for Marvel Studios. In audience surveys, it has a first choice score of 28 percent and a definite interest score of 63 percent.
“The Avengers” still holds the studio opening weekend record with a whopping $207 million made back in 2012. Following that on Marvel’s top opening are “Avengers: Age of Ultron” ($191 million), “Captain America: Civil War” ($174 million) “Iron Man 3,” ($171 million) and the pre-MCU film “Spider-Man 3” ($151 million).