Guardians Of The Galaxy continued to rule at the weekend box office as it finished in first place for the fourth weekend with $10.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
The cosmic Marvel adventure starring Chris Pratt, 35 and Zoe Saldana, 36, has earned $294.6 million in the US after six weeks of release.
The story of intergalactic do-gooders also became the top grossing film of the year in North America, eclipsing the $259.8 million earned by fellow Marvel movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The sci-fi romp earned an additional $11.5 million internationally to bring its worldwide total to $586.2 million.
Despite the ongoing success of Guardians, the weekend box office was the most sluggish of the year with the total for all films released projected at $65 million, down 23 percent from a year ago, according to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak.
Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sliced off second place in its fifth weekend with $6.5 million, bring the domestic total of the live-action superhero reboot starring Megan Fox and Will Arnett to $174.6 million.
The Warner Bros young-adult novel adaptation If I Stay starring Chloe Grace Moretz took third place in its third weekend with $5.7 million.
The weekend's only new release, The Identical, starring Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd, bombed with only $1.9 million as it debuted in 11th place.
The musical drama tells the story of identical twin brothers separated at birth during the Great Depression with one growing up to be an Elvis Presley-like star while his brother yearns for music while trying to please his preacher father.
The Identical was unable to find the same success that several faith-based films have enjoyed this year, including Heaven Is For Real, God's Not Dead and Son Of God.
It trailed behind another faith-friendly film in its third weekend When The Game Stands Tall that came in at eighth place with $3.7 million for a US total of $23.5 million.
The Identical played in 1,956 theaters and could have one of the worst openings of all time, according to a report on Sunday by The Hollywood Reporter.
Lucy, starring Scarlett Johannsson, rounded out the top 10 in North America with a $1.94 million weekend haul as it crossed the $300 million mark worldwide.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers are also included.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy, $10.2 million ($11.5 million international).
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, $6.5 million ($8.7 million international).
3. If I Stay, $5.7 million ($4.6 million international).
4. Let's Be Cops, $5.4 million ($4.1 million international).
5. The November Man, $4.2 million ($1 million international).
6. As Above, So Below, $3.7 million ($1.6 million international).
7. When the Game Stands Tall, $3.7 million.
8. The Giver, $3.6 million ($1.8 million international).
9. The Hundred-Foot Journey, $3.2 million.
10. Lucy, $1.9 million ($25.5 million international)
1. Guardians of the Galaxy, $10.2 million ($11.5 million international).
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, $6.5 million ($8.7 million international).
3. If I Stay, $5.7 million ($4.6 million international).
4. Let's Be Cops, $5.4 million ($4.1 million international).
5. The November Man, $4.2 million ($1 million international).
6. As Above, So Below, $3.7 million ($1.6 million international).
7. When the Game Stands Tall, $3.7 million.
8. The Giver, $3.6 million ($1.8 million international).
9. The Hundred-Foot Journey, $3.2 million.
10. Lucy, $1.9 million ($25.5 million international)
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