THUNDERBOLTS* Takes In $76M Domestic & $86.1M Overseas For Solid $162.1M Global Launch

THUNDERBOLTS* Takes In $76M Domestic & $86.1M Overseas For Solid $162.1M Global Launch

The final weekend box office numbers for Thunderbolts* are in, and Marvel Studios' latest movie is off to a solid start with a $162.1 million worldwide debut...

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By MarkCassidy - May 04, 2025 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Thunderbolts

Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* arrived in theaters on Friday, and the movie has claimed the No. 1 spot at the box office with solid domestic and international debuts.

The antihero team-up flick took in an estimated $76 million (just ahead of expectations) in the U.S. and $86.1 million overseas for a global start of $162.1 million. Thunderbolts* has a reported production budget of $180 million (not counting marketing costs).

This is below Captain America: Brave New World's $180 million worldwide opening, but Thunderbolts* will likely benefit more from positive word of mouth going forward. The movie received much better reviews than Sam Wilson's first big-screen outing as Cap, and currently sits at 88% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 94% audience score.

Certainly not a bad result for a movie featuring a group of B (and C) list characters, but Thunderbolts* will still have its work cut out to turn a profit for Marvel/Disney.

Have you seen the movie yet? If so, what did you think? Let us know what you thought in the comments. You can check out our review here.

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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Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 12:11 PM
Love the vibes in that pic.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/4/2025, 12:20 PM
@Latverian - the rapport is one of the things that i like in this movie. Even during interviews they are all having fun with each other

Look at the F4 cast during the trailer preshow. They all didnt want to be there.
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 12:31 PM
@vectorsigma -

Strong disagree. Especially during that first trailer's reveal event, Pascal in particular had this infectious positivity. Maybe Quinn less so, but still came across as positive and actively "wanting to be there", as did Kirby EMB.

Back to Thundebolts though, yeah, their interactions felt incredibly organic, and that was also felt in their dialogue.

Yelena: "Are you okay?"
Bucky: "Yeah, I have a great past, so I'm fine."

Had me f#cin' cakling.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/4/2025, 12:33 PM
@vectorsigma - I have zero doubts Thunderbolts will end up in higher regard than Fantastic Four.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/4/2025, 12:34 PM
@Latverian - well in the newest trailer and marketing, Reed comes out as a sad sap who is insecure in his role. Seems like Sue is keeping him together but hopefully that's just the trailer edit.
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 12:37 PM
@McMurdo -

Less sad, more concerned; and justifiably so.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/4/2025, 1:09 PM
@Latverian - np!

On and off cam is a delight for this team. And that bucky joke is truly hilarious
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/4/2025, 1:11 PM
@McMurdo - i was indeed looking forward more into this than f4.

Hope f4 is at least half as coherent as this one.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 5/4/2025, 1:18 PM
@Latverian - love the absence of Taskmaster on the pic lol
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 1:20 PM
@Malatrova15 -

You kan guess why there's this major shortage of marketing from her.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 5/4/2025, 2:27 PM
@Latverian - that pic should have been the poster, I don't care if it has no practical context to the film.
Kadara
Kadara - 5/4/2025, 2:29 PM
@vectorsigma - I haven't seen the F4 interviews yet, oh no
Batmangina
Batmangina - 5/4/2025, 2:38 PM
@Kadara - In the current era, it's probably a double but riding its dick in the media when it did less than the most recent flop on opening weekend isn't much of a flex.
DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 5/4/2025, 3:25 PM
@Latverian - Say what one will about the final product of Ayer's "Suicide Squad", but that cast had a great bond as well.
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 3:28 PM
@DrDReturns -

Eh, so-so. Wouldn't really wanna compare the two, especially with Leto's antics being well reported at the time.
Polaris
Polaris - 5/4/2025, 3:37 PM
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Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 3:39 PM
@Polaris -

"That's why we're the New AvengerZ with a Z..."
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/4/2025, 4:19 PM
@Latverian -

It's cringe and fake.

"Oh we're so quirky!

This isn't like other MCU movies!"
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 4:28 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea -

Anything that makes you this mad is a work of art in my eyes.
IAmIronGland
IAmIronGland - 5/4/2025, 6:29 PM
@TheVandalore - Lol. Agreed. The balls that would have taken.
IAmIronGland
IAmIronGland - 5/4/2025, 6:35 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea - I love it when you scream. You should kiss Disney's a**. They apparently give you a reason to live. Your obsessed, near constant, 24-7 hate posts seem to be the only thing keeping you afloat. Your sad fury is like a sweet, golden nectar. Tool.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 5/4/2025, 8:07 PM
@Latverian - pugh is adorable with that pose. I love bob in the film
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 8:18 PM
@Gabimaru -

100% on both. I did expect Pullman to be good, just not that good. Like, wow, the dude understood the assignment and gave it his all.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 5/4/2025, 8:32 PM
@Latverian - my only gripe with the film was the length. I needed more of them interacting each other together with bob. so it will have more weight when they fought him in avengers tower.
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 8:47 PM
@Gabimaru -

You can tell it's been cut for time at certain moments. Bucky and Alexei driving the truck is one of them, where the abrupt edit can be felt the most, same with the aftermath of them helping Bob overcome his Void, with little to no time being invested in them acknowledging what happened, only immediately rushing to Val luring them into the press conference.

Small gripes, sure, but still noticeable.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 5/5/2025, 3:23 AM
@Latverian - yeah i noticed that too. They could've had add more banter specially with walker who i really liked in this film. They could've fleshed out more of ghost, bob and probably bucky. But this is a solid entry for phase 5? Honestly i don't know where phase we at now.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 5/4/2025, 12:15 PM
Post credits scenes were disappointing... should have spent less time with red guardian (and he didn't annoy me as much as I thought in the film) and more time on something else
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/4/2025, 12:15 PM
We may not get a Thunderbolts* sequel but if they do go with New Avengers as the sequel, Zemo should be the villain along with Red Hulk. As Zemo has made a Masters of Evil to escape the Raft.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/4/2025, 12:35 PM
@SonOfAGif - at least we now know we have a team of characters most enjoy taking part in Doomsday. I'd give them a good chunk of the film as it seems audiences enjoyed them more than they did Sam Wilson....but that's not Mackie's fault it's Malcom Spellman and the writers' fault. Hopefully McFeeley can breathe some life into nu-Cap
soberchimera
soberchimera - 5/4/2025, 12:43 PM
@SonOfAGif - They should take on the original Thunderbolts team from the comic.
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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/4/2025, 12:16 PM
Watched it a 2nd time and the 3rd act is so indie in execution that it's like eeaao especially during the "room jumps"

And how funny Russel is in playing US Agent in showing how he mumbles all of the military SOPs during the vault escape

I hope it gets a good run. I dont want this to fail and Marvel resort to making their movies all D&W derivatives
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/4/2025, 12:36 PM
@vectorsigma - US Agent might be my favorite on the entire team. He's just contagious! The dude is very fun. Wyatt did really well. Has his father's energy. Hope he gets some good moments in Doomsday.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/4/2025, 1:06 PM
@McMurdo - i think the good word of mouth will result to rewrites as we speak for doomsday and give them good moments.

With a good script he could end up with a redemption arc and be the deserving capt america in the end, or at least an act of heroism that will deserve him of the title

I always chuckled when he mentioned the sops and none seem to mind him. a military geek. I dont remember him being like that in the series but it shows how great the writing is here that gave him a fun petsonality
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 5/4/2025, 2:31 PM
@McMurdo - Russell was excellent and so good at playing a douchebag.
Fogs
Fogs - 5/4/2025, 3:06 PM
@vectorsigma - agreed. This film felt novel. Dp&w had good parts but there's no denying the appeal is 99% in nostalgia.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/4/2025, 12:20 PM
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Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 12:39 PM
@SuperCat -

F#ckin' seamless, one of your best recent ones.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/4/2025, 12:42 PM
@Latverian - Thanks :D
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/4/2025, 4:24 PM
@Latverian -

How is it seamless?

The vehicle changes and the vehicle turns 90*.
Latverian
Latverian - 5/4/2025, 4:31 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea -

Way to use "the vehicle twice in less than a line's worth of sentence there. You might wanna look up the meaning of "redundant" as well.
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