While the US box-office weekend will probably (hopefully!) be big for Paramount and Marvel Studios'
Thor, as of now the opening numbers in Australia are not that great for the 3D comic book adaptation.
Deadline reports:
Day Two of Fast Five beat Thor by 38% -- $2.02 million U.S. dollars vs $1.5 million U.S. dollars -- even though both films are playing in the same number of theaters (220), Fast Five is only 2D so can't command the higher 3D ticket prices, and Thor's lead Chris Hemsworth is Australian. Universal is crowing that its Day 2 of Fast Five was ahead of Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 and its cume there is now $4.43 million U.S. dollars.
I still believe that Thor will be a hit at the box-office, but it is odd to see that it got beat by
Fast Five. What are yout thoughts on this?
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman,
Thor is set to hit US theatres on May 6!