Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had its opening on Thursday night with early previews, but how did the box office results stack up against 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? The movie earned about $14 million in Thursday screenings in the US, Deadline reported.

This is an unverified number from the site's sources and not a figure that came from Disney itself, for what it's worth. In any event, it compares to $17 million for Thursday night box office revenue for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in the US.

For the first full weekend, Vol. 3 is expected to make $110 million, which compares to $146.5 million for its predecessor. One reason for the expected downturn is how audiences may have "indifference" to this newest MCU phase. The first Phase 5 movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is one of the worst-performing MCU movies in the past decade.