Marvel Studios’ newest film, Thunderbolts*, continues to win at the weekend box office. This weekend, the film brought in an additional $33.1 million domestically.
The film saw a decline of 55% from its $74 million debut last week. However, this is better than recent Marvel Studios films. Captain America: Brave New World dropped 68% between its opening weekend and its second weekend. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania dropped 70% between week one and two in 2023. The Marvels saw a 78% drop during the same period, and Thor: Love and Thunder dropped 67%.
Thunderbolts* had a weaker start than almost all of those films (The Marvels being the exception). However, it has had solid reviews, and people have spoken favorably about it. Disney also tried to add fuel to the fire of interest by unveiling the meaning behind the asterisk in the film’s title. The company also revealed that this crew of antiheroes will also be appearing in Avengers: Doomsday in 2026. All of this was done in an effort to bring more intrigued fans to the theaters.
At this point, the film has earned $128.5 million domestically and $272 million globally. The film cost approximately $180 million to produce and about $100 million to market. It will need to continue to exceed expectations to pay off this price tag.
Earlier this week, Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke positively about the film on an earnings call. “We’ve learned over time that quantity does not necessarily beget quality,” Iger said during the call. “And frankly, we’ve all admitted to ourselves that we lost a little focus by making too much.” This new Marvel Studios film is the “first and best” example of Marvel’s new movie strategy, Iger said.
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