“Thor: Love and Thunder,” the next chapter in Marvel’s film universe and Chris Hemsworth’s fourth solo release as the god of thunder, “has opened with a whopping $ 29 million in previews of Thursday night at the national box office.
Thursday’s opening is the fifth highest for an MCU movie and the 13th highest, tied with “Rogue One”. It’s also the second largest Thursday release of 2022, just behind “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which had $ 36 million.
The superhero film, presented as a romantic comedy between Hemsworth’s Thor and his love interest Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, is expected to earn between $ 145 million and $ 155 million on opening weekend. Some estimates even reach $ 170 million.
An opening at this Asgardian stadium would give “Thor: Love and Thunder” one of the highest debuts of the year, landing somewhere between The Batman “($ 134 million debut),” Jurassic World: Dominion ” ($ 145 million debut) and “Doctor.” Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($ 185 million debut). “Love and Thunder” is also on track to reduce more ticket sales than its predecessor, “Thor: Ragnarok” from 2017, also directed by Taika Waititi, opened for $ 123 million in the U.S. and grossed $ 315 million nationally and $ 853 million worldwide.
Internationally, on Thursday, “Thor: Love and Thunder” has earned $ 48.6 million, where it is now played in 42 markets. Abroad, the film is expected to earn between $ 140 million and $ 150 million from international markets, but is not shown in China, Russia or France.
Hemsworth and Portman reunite in the fourth film “Thor”, after sharing the screen for the last time in “Thor: The Dark World”. Portman sat outside “Ragnarok”, but this time she becomes just as powerful and calls herself the Mighty Thor. The two exes must join forces to face the evil villain Gorr the butcher of God, played by Christian Bale.
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