Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
James Gunn has revealed thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2marks the big digital release in Marvel Studios history . The sequel was another triumph for Gunn and his talented cast , asVol . 2out - earned its predecessor and place upright as one of the most successful of all movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The moviehas yet to be loose on Blu - ray , but saw its Digital HD release on Aug. 8 .
It should arrive as no surprise that Marvel Studios ' superintendent - successfulGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise continues to run down in the winnings as it reach spectator ' home . But perhaps even the studio was n’t have a bun in the oven the sequel to break digital record book . According to Gunn himself , Vol . 2can now call itself Marvel Studios ' biggest Digital HD spill yet .
As theVol . 2writer / managing director denote via hisFacebookpage , the sequel has sell enough digital copies in its first workweek of release to set a unexampled Marvel Studios disk for digital downloads :
" I just learned Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 had the bighearted scuttle workweek / most digital downloads of ANY Marvel Studios title EVER . Thanks to all of you who have support us , both through downloading the pic and through post on societal internet sites about it . "
Vol . 2is presently uncommitted for digital download on iTunes , Amazon , GooglePlay , Microsoft , Vudu , FandangoNow , and Disney Movies Anywhere . It may have helpedVol . 2’scause that it is also thefirst Disney / Marvel Studios movie to be released in 4 K Ultra HD , which provides a brighter , sharper picture than even received Blu - ray . Gunn did n’t reveal any official numbers or further item about the movie ’s record - breaking digital release .
As if Marvel Studios were n’t already planning on it , the massive success ofVol . 2’sdigital release will only encourage the studio apartment to give up next MCU picture in the 4 thou Ultra HD format , in plus to casting a all-encompassing net for digital downloads . The movie ’s success on plate HD data formatting , which comes less than four calendar month after the beginning of its phenomenal theatrical run , shows that the diligence as a whole could continue to slew toward gravid , quicker digital releases .
It stay on to be seen whether Marvel Studios can retain to have the same kind of success when it achieve future digital releases forSpider - Man : Homecomingand other approaching installments of the MCU . It ’s also incertain whether the futurity of the MCU will have the same kind of quality asGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 in the first shoes . Still , the sequel ’s Brobdingnagian accomplishments on Digital HD certainly can not be ignored and could assure that theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise will be live and well forVol . 3and beyond .
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