Action movies to dominate in 2015

It’s been a bumper year for movie lovers — but 2015 will be even better.

Comic book adaptation blockbusters were very much the order of the day this year with Guardians of the Galaxy topping the bill ahead of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Though the cast of Guardians lacked A-list names, it managed to bring in more than $160m (€128m) at the box office in its opening weekend. In comparison, big-budget Disney movie Maleficent, starring screen icon Angelina Jolie, brought in less than $70m in its first three days.