'Thunderbolts' tops North American box office with $76M
- This weekend, the new Marvel superhero movie "Thunderbolts" topped ticket sales across North America, earning approximately $76 million as it launched the summer movie season.
- The strong debut occurred amid a broader box office weekend where "Sinners," a vampire thriller directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, placed second with $33 million.
- Other notable films included Warner Bros.' "A Minecraft Movie," earning $13.7 million for third place, and Amazon MGM's "The Accountant 2," which took fourth with $9.5 million.
- Industry experts David A. Gross and Paul Dergarabedian highlighted "Thunderbolts" as a strong start to a new superhero franchise, noting that its positive reception is set to energize an exciting May for cinemas nationwide.
- The film’s strong opening weekend marks an encouraging kickoff to the summer movie season, with total U.S. Ticket sales reaching $398.2 million and international earnings amounting to $475 million this weekend.
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'Thunderbolts' strikes hot in opening weekend
NEW YORK — Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts" opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel's more spectacular launches.
‘Thunderbolts’ strike with $76M open
NEW YORK — Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches. All eyes had been on whether “Thunderbolts” — a team-up of antihero rejects similar to “Avengers” – could restore the Walt Disney Co. superhero factory to the kind of box office performance the studio once e…


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'Thunderbolts' strikes big, topping N.America box office
New Marvel superhero film "Thunderbolts" triumphed over the North American box office this weekend, raking in an estimated $76 million in a promising start to the summer movie season, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
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