Despite a 68% drop from its opening weekend, Thor: Love and Thunder once again won the weekend domestic box office with $46 million in ticket sales.
As reported by Variety , that $46 million earned by Thor: Love and Thunder this weekend helped push its domestic total to $232 million. Globally, the latest MCU film and Thor’s fourth solo film reached $497.9 million.
While those are obviously impressive numbers, Thor: Love and Thunder’s 68% drop was one of the biggest second-weekend drops in MCU history, and follows Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ 67% drop. In comparison, Eternals fell 61% in the same time period, and Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings fell 52%.
As for why the last Thor movie was such a big drop, it may have to do with the complaints of some that Phase 4 of the MCU still doesn’t have a Thanos-level threat or something that ties all of these movies together like the previous phases they did it.
We’re also getting a TON of MCU movies and shows, and there might be some superhero fatigue. That being said, the MCU films continue to dominate the box office and may be back on track as the MCU’s future trajectory becomes clearer. With San Diego Comic Con right around the corner and Marvel returning, this picture may come into focus sooner rather than later.
Minions: The Rise of Gru placed second with $26 million in ticket sales. In its third weekend, Rise of Gru brought in $262 million domestically and $532.7 million at the global box office.
Where the Crawdads Sing impressed in its debut with a third-place finish of $17 million. The film, based on Delia Owens’ 2018 novel of the same name, cost Sony $24 million, so it’s on track to turn a profit.
In our review of Where the Crawdads Sing we said it was “only incidentally interesting if you know the controversy surrounding its author, Delia Owens. However, as an adaptation of her novel, the film is too simple and indecisive to make a lasting impact. “
Top Gun: Maverick took fourth place with $12 million in its eighth weekend in theaters and increased its domestic total to $617 million. The blockbuster film is inching closer to surpassing Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s $620 million and The Avengers’ $623 million at the domestic box office.
Elvis, which recently crossed the $100 million mark at the box office in the country without dinosaurs, superheroes or fighter jets, rounded out the top five with $7.6 million. Worldwide, Elvis grossed over $185 million.
For more, see how Marvel brought Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher to life, our ending explanation, and our breakdown of the film’s mystery character.
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