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Guardians Of The Galaxy becomes highest-grossing movie of 2014 taking in a total $262m at the US box office following huge Labor Day weekend ticket sales

Published: 19:21 EST, 30 August 2014 | Updated: 19:01 EST, 31 August 2014

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Move over, Captain America.

Guardians Of The Galaxy topped the first day of the US holiday weekend box office on Friday, adding another $3.8 million to become the highest-grossing movie of 2014, raking in a total of $262.1 million domestically.

The film, which features some of Marvel's lesser known comic book heroes, was able to beat out highly-popular superhero sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which was released in April.

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Unlikely heroes: Guardians Of The Galaxy led the Friday box office during the US holiday weekend, becoming the top-grossing film of 2014, totalling $262.1 million

Extended trailer for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, the movie was released four weeks ago to the highest debut weekend in August, grossing $94.3 million domestically.

The space-adventure blockbuster has been able to take advantage of the weak end-of-summer competition.

'This movie just couldn't have come at a better time,' said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak.

New heroes in town: With the strong Friday, Guardians was able to beat out Captain America: The Winter Soldier starring Chris Evans, which was released in April

Captain America: The Winter Soldier official trailer

'When we were really down and out in the summer box office - at one point down 20 per cent from last year - Guardians came along and injected life.

'What is surprising is that it was a film launched in August.'

Guardians was able to beat out thriller As Above, So Below, which made its debut on Friday to the tune of $3.2 million, coming in at number two at the box office.

Chills and thrills: Horror film As Above, So Below starring Perdita Weeks (pictured) made $3.2 million for its debut on Friday for second place at the box office

The horror flick centres around a team of explorers who venture into the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris only to uncover a dark secret.

The John Erick Dowdle film features a cast of virtual unknowns including Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil and Marion Lambert.

Heroes in a half-shell: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, starring Megan Fox, came in third on Friday with $2.3 million to a total of $153.3 million domestically

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in action packed trailer

Melodrama: Chloe Grace Moretz's tearjerker If I Stay came in fourth with $2.3 million

Coming in third was Megan Fox and Will Arnett blockbuster Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, bringing
in $2.3 million on Friday, which was a 41 per cent drop from last week.

If I stay, starring Chloe Grace Moretz, brought in $2.3 million for fourth and a total of $23.2 million domestically.

Rounding out the top five was the highest grossing release of the week, The November Man, starring Irish actor Pierce Brosnan, which brought in $2.2 million for a total of $3.9 million since its release
on Wednesday.

Biggest debut of the week: Pierce Brosnan's action flick The November Man rounded out the top five for Friday with $2.2 million for a total of $3.9 domestically since its Wednesday release