Two weeks ago New York Times put one asterisk on the success of “sinners;” This week it’s in ‘Thunder*”Title. Maybe one would be on all Marvel Film; There are always mitigating factors before we can explain MCU Cash office a hit or a flop.
“Thunderbolts*” earned $ 75 million in domestic and $ 86.2 million internationally for a global feature of $ 161.2 million. With a production budget of $ 180 million before marketing, that start is good.
On the face, the domestic opening is lower than this year’s “Captain America: Brave New World” ($ 89 million), well below “Deadpool & Wolverine” ($ 211 million) and even under the very malignant “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” ($ 106 million). The last MCU film To open (much) lower was “The Marvels” ($ 46 million), MCU’s largest bomb so far.
But except for “Deadpool & Wolverine”, “Thunderbolts*” has a solid chance to surpass all these films.
Disney said with $ 86 million internationally, that is 45 percent before “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings” at this time on publication. That movie is a good comp, because it represents after “endgame” MCU with new characters and a comparable budget; It also opened to $ 75.3 million domestic. It ended to $ 432 million global, which means that it was $ 225 million in domestic total was three times its domestic opening weekend.
It would be a strong figure for “Thunderbolts*”, especially remarkable as most Marvel films have struggled to get somewhere near the multiple in the world “Avengers: EndGame”. “Brave New World” dropped off a cliff during its second weekend and sank 68 percent. Its several look closer to 2.3x than even a more stable and more typical 2.5x. Movies like “Black Widow”, “Eternals”, “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness”, “Thor: Love and Thunder”, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
So is “Thunderbolts*” good wonders or bad wonders? Reviews would suggest that it is the former and the audience would agree. The film got an A-Cinemascore, the same as “Black Widow” and “Ant-Man 2”, while “Brave New World” had a gloomy B, the lowest Cinemascore for all Marvel movies. Hype is good and continues to build, and it can get a new boost thanks to a Marketing stunt It suggests a new title for the movie, “*The New Avengers.”
“Thunderbolts*” will not make “Guardians of the Galaxy” or “Deadpool & Wolverine” money (be sure to “Fantastic Four: First Steps” in July for that opportunity), but it is still a strong result for a franchise that constantly looking for a Savior. No asterisk is required.
