Rousing the ailing summer box office to life, James Gunn ‘s Guardians of the Galaxy opened to a record-breaking $94 million in North America, the top August debut of all time and besting every other summer tentpole save for Transformers: Age of Extinction in another sizeable victory for Marvel Studios . Overseas, Guardians also dazzled, debuting to $66.4 million in 42 markets for a global opening of $160.4 million.
