Los Angeles, May 9: Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts ended its first weekend at the global box office with over $162 million, which is marginally less than what the industry had predicted. Nonetheless, it is anticipated that the film will have strong support from favorable reviews and word-of-mouth.
Marvel Cinematic Universe, aka MCU’s latest outing, Thunderbolts, has closed its opening day on a decent note. It was expected to mint more moolah as a magnum opus, but it underperformed on Friday. Compared to MCU’s last theatrical release, Captain America: Brave New World, it earned a much lower number on day 1. Keep reading for a detailed North American box office report!
The film has been awarded an A- on CinemaScore and received good ratings on Rotten Tomatoes even though it is not yet picking up, and this might be because of the bad reputation Marvel has generated in the past few years. However, this is going to affect the upcoming movies as well. People are still not ready to accept new heroes and stories, and the Fantastic Four film will have all new characters, making it harder for the fans to accept even more. Marvel’s poor storytelling and ardent need to stay relevant cost them heavily, as they gave two flops in a single year in 2023 with Ant-Man 3 and The Marvels.
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With a three-day opening weekend gross of $76 million, the Jake Schreier-directed blockbuster exceeded industry expectations and sent a shockwave through the domestic (North America) box office. This is a great beginning for a new superhero film that includes lesser-known Marvel characters, even though Marvel films often have significantly higher opening collections.
Thunderbolts*'s domestic debut is comparable to that of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($75 million) and Eternals ($71 million), both of which featured more recent Marvel heroes. Variety said the movie will do well because of the positive word-of-mouth and the reviews, which are some of the best for a Marvel tentpole.
The overseas box office, Thunderbolts, came below the industry's projection with $86 million during the 5-day weekend in 53 markets. This is lower than Enternals ($90 million) but better than Shang-Chi ($56 million). The film struck $162 million worldwide opening weekend, which is on par with Eternals.
China was the biggest international market for the film with $10.4 million, followed by the UK ($7.7 million) and Mexico ($7.3 million). In India, Thunderbolts had a low first 4-day weekend with under $2 million, which is among the lowest for a Marvel title.
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