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“Guardians of the Galaxy,” Disney and Marvel's raucous superhero space romp, opened to an electrifying $94 million to win the weekend and put a charge into the slumping summer box office. The opening by “Guardians” is nearly $20 million ahead of analysts projections and shatters the record for an August debut, ahead of the $69.2 million of “The Bourne Ultimatum” in 2007. It's also better than the $85 million that “Thor: The Dark World” opened to last November and just behind the $95 million that “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” did in April. With “Guardians leading the way, the top ten »
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