Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Anyone can save the galaxy once.
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 April 2017 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Adventure, Action |
| Director | James Gunn |
| Starring | Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña and Dave Bautista |
| Runtime | 137 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | IMDb 7.6/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 85% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.3/10 · Metacritic 67/100 · TMDB users 7.6/10 |
| Budget | $200 million |
| Box office | $864 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
James Gunn directs this 137-minute follow-up, which leans hard into the family drama angle. The team is no longer just a crew; they are a dysfunctional household dealing with the fallout of discovering where Peter Quill actually comes from. The tone balances explosive action with genuine emotional stakes, treating the found family as the real prize rather than a plot device. It is a big, loud space opera that still remembers to care about the people in it.
How it did with audiences
The $200 million budget returned $864 million worldwide. In the United States, it pulled in $390 million. That is a healthy return on investment, or a very good Tuesday in accounting terms. TMDB users rate it 7.6 out of 10. Audiences did the math before the spreadsheets did.
What came next for the cast
Chris Pratt stepped into the Avengers franchise, a shift that feels like a natural extension of his previous leading roles. Dave Bautista moved from a James Bond villain to a sci-fi epic, a pivot that defies simple genre logic. Vin Diesel kept making Fast films, a consistency that borders on the mythical. Zoe Saldaña returned to her Avatar roots. The credits do not prove this film caused those trajectories. They simply record what followed, a timeline of blockbusters that makes the intervening years feel like a single, unbroken sprint.
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