Guardians of the Galaxy, the new Marvel movie featuring former WWE and World Heavyweight champion Batista, opened with a massive $37.8 million in one day, basically doing almost $10 million more than The Rock’s Hercules did in a whole weekend.
Hercules opened at 500 less theaters however only managed to get $11 million last Friday alone, with Guardians pulling more than three times as much yesterday. Up until yesterday, Hercules had nearly $45 million in domestic box office revenue in one week plus nearly $29 million in foreign box office.
The Guardians of the Galaxy movie is getting good reviews and Batista, playing the character of Drax the Destroyer, has found himself a big franchise to be a part of in the years to come.