Thor: The Dark World is in its third weekend of release, going against the massive juggernaut that is Jennifer Lawrence's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Analysts naturally expected the Katniss Everdeen sequel to take the top spot but maybe not to command such a large market share. In it's first weekend of release, Thor: The Dark World earned $85.7M and then acquired another $36.5M in its second. However, this past Friday, the Asgardian God and Avengers member took a mere $4.05M and is currently on track for a $14.1M weekend.
What this really shows is good positioning by Marvel Studios, as the Thor sequel avoided a direct head-to-head showdown with Catching Fire and has already made the bulk of its domestic earnings (currently at $157.8M). The film was originally sets for domestic release on November 15th but once Catching Fire announced its November 23rd release date, Marvel execs pushed the Thor sequel up a week. The film's worldwide gross currently rests at $509.9M dollars collected from a production budget of an estimated $170M.
Analysts think there's a strong chance for Marvel Studios' second Thor solo film to earn $600M by the time it finishes its run, well ahead of the $449.3M grossed by the first Thor film.
UPDATE: International numbers are in for
Thor: The Dark World. It looks like the film is a virtual lock for $600M and the real question is whether it can reach $700M.
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Release Date: 8 November 2013 (USA)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Jaimie Alexander, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Clive Russell, Zachary Levi
Directed by: Alan Taylor
Written by: Don Payne (story), Christopher Yost (screenplay), Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Stan Lee (comic book), Jack Kirby (comic book), Larry Lieber (comic book)
| "Marvel’s "Thor: The Dark World," in theaters November 8, 2013, continues the big screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s "Thor" and "Marvel’s The Avengers," Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all." |
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