MANILA, Philippines - Considered by some fans and journalists as a risk before its release, the Marvel movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" heads the list of the top 10 films at the North American box office in 2014.
Notably, seven out of the 10 films on the list are part of popular movie franchises.
Due to its box office success, "The Lego Movie" (which also features "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Chris Pratt") will have a spin-off Batman Lego movie for 2017 and a sequen for 2018.
Here is the list of top 10 films at the North American box office in 2014:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy | $332.9 million.
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | $308.9 million.
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier | $259.8 million.
4. The Lego Movie | $257.8 million.
5. Transformers: Age of Extinction | $245.4 million.
6. Maleficent | $241.4 million.
7. X-Men: Days of Future Past | $233.9 million.
8. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | $208.6 million.
9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | $202.9 million.
10. Big Hero 6 | $201.5 million.