Guardians of the Galaxy was the 2014 release for Marvel Studios.
Guardians of the Galaxy (film) . 1 ) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . It was released in theaters on August 1 , 2014 in the United States in the 3D and IMAX 3D formats .