Peter “Star Lord” Quill and his motley crew manage to save the cosmos in Disney and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” at least for the time being. But did they pull off an even more amazing feat — saving the struggling summer box office — with their stunning $94 million opening weekend?
Mathematically, no.
Going into the weekend, the summer was off nearly 20 percent from last year’s record-breaker, and Monday morning it’s still down by 17 percent. There’s been no $400 million movie like last year’s “Iron Man 3” and for that matter, no film has even hit $300 million domestically.