THUNDERBOLTS* Final Runtime Revealed Along With Early Box Office Forecast & New Promo Art

THUNDERBOLTS* Final Runtime Revealed Along With Early Box Office Forecast & New Promo Art

We now have an official runtime for Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts, along with an early box office forecast and some new Cinemark popcorn bucket promo art featuring the team...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 28, 2025 11:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Thunderbolts

Following a recent report that Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* will likely clock in at around 120 minutes, we now have confirmation that the next MCU movie has a fairly standard runtime of 2 hours, 6 minutes.

We also have an early box office forecast via BoxOfficeTheory.com. Keep in mind that we are still over a month from release, so we'll get a far more accurate prediction once the movie hits tracking.

For now, the site is estimating that Thunderbolts* will take in between $67M-$82M domestically over the course of its opening weekend.

This wouldn't be a bad result for a movie with a (relatively) modest budget of $180M (minus additional costs), especially when you take into account that Thunderbolts* is a fairly obscure property without any major A-list stars (Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan are by far the biggest names).

The main cast of the movie (minus Olga Kurylenko, obviously) were confirmed to return for Avengers: Doomsday during Marvel's recent 5-hour chair party.

Check out the most recent TV spot for the movie below, along with some new Cinemark popcorn bucket promo art.

Marvel Studios recently announced the exciting news that Son Lux will be scoring Thunderbolts*. The three-member, American experimental band was Oscar and BAFTA- nominated for their score for 2022’s best picture, Everything Everywhere All at Once. 

In Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes — Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

Returning to their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles are Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The cast also includes newcomers to the MCU—Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer and Wendell Edward Pierce.

Jake Schreier directs Thunderbolts* with Kevin Feige producing. Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek and Jason Tamez serve as executive producers.

Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* opens in U.S. theaters on May 2, 2025.

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/28/2025, 11:54 AM
Another Hunterless MCU slop
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/28/2025, 12:08 PM
@Malatrova15 - He would be better suited in an adaption like The Boys.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/28/2025, 12:17 PM
@Ironbot - but how?
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/28/2025, 12:17 PM
@DarthAlgar - who Is he? Hunter Is a Woman, a BRAVE one
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/28/2025, 12:25 PM
@Malatrova15 - Survey says....

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According to his passport he's a dude. I'm going to stick with that.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/28/2025, 12:36 PM
@DarthAlgar - whats important aré her feelings AND how good she moved when manly manhood Is inside her ,ir she achieves the pleasure on a Man then a Woman Is per Yoda wisdom AND oh boy did she pleasure some Majors actor
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 1:01 PM
@Malatrova15 - Don't listen to her. Most of us value your insight.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 1:04 PM
@Ironbot - calling for someone to self harm? So classy.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/28/2025, 1:56 PM
@Malatrova15 - Well, he has a micropenis, so that rectum of his has got to be wider than the grand canyon.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/28/2025, 3:17 PM
@DarthAlgar - and thats a good thing
jackbauer884
jackbauer884 - 3/28/2025, 3:18 PM
@Ironbot - Are you rotten in your head? How can you tell someone, stopping to exist? What gives you the right,to say such horrible things. Hope police will find, and arrest you.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/28/2025, 10:10 PM
@Malatrova15 - You can't beat shitting with absolute ease.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 3/28/2025, 11:56 AM
That would be a solid opening for this team. Hope it's good!
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 3/28/2025, 12:00 PM
Even if the movie ends up being super mediocre or plain bad, they instantly have a better chance at making profit by not letting the budget balloon out of control by trying to revamp the whole thing after it has been mostly done.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/28/2025, 12:01 PM
Cool though is that with or without credits?.

Regardless , 126 minutes on paper seem fine imo though as always it depends on how they utilize the runtime & how if this is true.

Anyway , the movie seems good imo so looking forward to it!!.

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/28/2025, 12:14 PM
@TheVisionary25 - with or without credits, I think either it's a solid runtime. The story doesn't seem overly complicated and there aren't that many players, so should be fine I think
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/28/2025, 12:18 PM
@bkmeijer1 - yeah , I agree.

As long as the arcs are satisfactory , I’m good with it
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 3/28/2025, 12:02 PM
It's been such a long time since 'Hawkeye'. Finally, the M C Pugh resumes!
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 1:06 PM
@Lisa89 - It's really been that long??? Those strikes were wild with the delays they caused.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 3/28/2025, 1:14 PM
@TheFinestSmack - Yeah. The final episode of 'Hawkeye' hit Disney+ on December 22, 2021. That feels like a lifetime ago.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 1:59 PM
@Lisa89 - Holy hell that was a long time ago.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/28/2025, 12:11 PM
It bugs me that they keep calling him John Walker and not U.S. Agent.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/28/2025, 12:12 PM
@DarthAlgar - same with Yelena or Bucky. They do have codenames, and in a special ops team it makes sense to use them
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/28/2025, 12:59 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I get that but the only time I've seen the name referenced is when Valentina said it at the end of FATWS.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 3/28/2025, 12:13 PM
Those shots of Sentry have 0 superhero aura.

Kinda just looks like a random dude on wires

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MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/28/2025, 12:14 PM
I know many will mock this movie or whatever as a suicide squad knock off... and the lineup isnt like the comics or the best (which i agree) but personally i am looking forward to this movie. the trailers def give a fun vibe and something unique to the MCU which is much needed, and the Sentry/Void looks awesome to me. Idk. Maybe there are some nice surprises in there like Zemo showing up or revealing who Elaine is working with behind the scenes like Osborn or dare i say... Mephisto?!?! Anyways, i look forward to seeing this and maybe itll be better than what people expect

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Apophis71
Apophis71 - 3/28/2025, 12:20 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - With all those Super Soldiers, it would be wrong to my mind not to at least have a Zemo end credit with at least a couple other masters of evil at least teased in it.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/28/2025, 12:20 PM
@MotherGooseUPus -

I remain optimistic. maybe a kind of Earthbound GotG vibe I'm getting from this. They could do worse.

It sure better be better than FalCap BNW was. They do NOT need another flop.



Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/28/2025, 12:21 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - It genuinely looks like a lot of fun! Will it be absolute cinema? Probably not but people expecting that from Marvel movies are just setting themselves up for disappointment
movieguy18
movieguy18 - 3/28/2025, 12:23 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - couldn’t say it better myself! The movie looks awesome with an incredible cast! I think the MCU is gonna be stronger than ever and I can’t wait to see it opening night!
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/28/2025, 12:32 PM
@DocSpock - maybe thats the vibe im seeing, idk.. they just seem like a bunch of goofballs stuck together to get shit done and i dig it... idk

and yes, pretty much anything will be better than Cap BNW... which wasnt good by anymeans but wasnt as bad as the critics are saying
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/28/2025, 12:33 PM
@Wahhvacado - agreed. it looks like fun and im sure i will enjoy it for what it is... The ONLY absolute cinema movie the MCU has ever pumped out is its Best movie. Cap TWS. That is movie CBM AND movie... just like TDK
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/28/2025, 12:34 PM
@Apophis71 - that would be badass and something i hope is teased... honestly have no idea where they are really going with this one
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 1:07 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - Val had better not be working for Leader...
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/28/2025, 1:12 PM
@TheFinestSmack - The Leader was such a Dork!

"My calculations did not expect..." STFU nerd

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As a nerd, man he was insufferable
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/28/2025, 1:15 PM
@TheFinestSmack - oh god, i didnt even think that cuz he was soooo awful...

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TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 2:04 PM
@Wahhvacado - Yeah he was terrible. Waste of a good actor too.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 3/28/2025, 2:05 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - Before Cap 4 came out, Leader being Val's boss was a huge possibility. Hopefully having used him in Cap 4 means we won't have to see him for a long time.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/28/2025, 3:36 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - The only thing that looks like a turnoff is the cringey quip heavy humor in the trailers. This could be a fun movie if that isn’t in it too much.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 3/28/2025, 12:17 PM
Not commenting on the prediction itself as such but never sure how much to ever read into boxofficetheory.com's numbers prior to when tickets have even started to be sold (and said that for films from all studios and all IP's).

On paper sounds low but with a more modest budget and more unknown IP I wouldn't call it a bad starting point, lower OW and longer legs and/or predictions going up closer to release is possible so again these early numbers I find barely newsworthy either way when all I REALY care about is I find the film fun and that it is overall good.

All that aside looking forward to this as tween F4, BNW and Thunderbolts this is the one I found more interesting from the getgo for various reasons although do hope F4 is good too (as well as Superman for that matter)
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