Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*' Dethrones 'Sinners' at Box Office with $76 Million Opening Weekend

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Thunderbolts Puts a Charge Into Marvel

All eyes had been on whether Thunderbolts, a teaming of antihero rejects similar to Avengers, could restore the Walt Disney Co. superhero factory to the kind of box office performance the studio once enjoyed regularly.

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‘Thunderbolts’ kicks off the summer movie season with $76 million at the box office

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 enjoyed so regularly.

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Thunderbolts dethrones Sinners' box office winning streak while Snow White continues to plummet

The latest Marvel entry stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, the sister of Black Widow Natasha Romanoff, leading a band of rag tag anti-heroes. The vampire thriller Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan as twins, dropped to second place, after two weeks at the top, earning $33 million over the weekend. A Minecraft Movie starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa still has legs, coming in third place.

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Thunderbolts Assembles a Mighty Start At the Box Office
Marvel’s Thunderbolts has opened to $76 million at time of writing. Its international take was $86.1 million, resulting in a total of $162.1m globally. The film has been marketing like mad over the last few months with trailers, ads, and cereal box stand-ins promising a dysfunctional team-up.
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Marvel's Thunderbolts (2025) Review: From Zeroes To Heroes
The easy verdict for this movie is that it is the most entertaining entry in this franchise since Endgame, which was 14 MCU movies ago. By the end, viewers can easily latch onto these somewhat ordinary people and believe that with teamwork, they can accomplish just a sm.
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'Thunderbolts*' is a refreshing misfit hit after many Marvel misfires
Marvel's latest team-building exercise, Thunderbolts* is a decently effective blend of misfit mercenaries and pop psychology. After a series of Marvel Cinematic Universe misfires, that's at the very least, a relief. It begins with Yelena, who we met a few years back as Black Widow's spiritual sibling.
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Box Office: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Flies to Solid $76M Opening, Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Flails
Marvel and Disney Thunderbolts* soared to the top of the domestic chart with an estimated domestic opening of $76 million. The star-studded ensemble pic led by Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan pulled in $86.1 million for a global start of $162.1million.
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Review: Thunderbolts* is a refreshing return to peak Marvel form
Thunderbolts* is a follow-up of sorts to 2021's Black Widow. It's basically the MCU's version of The Suicide Squad (2021) with less over-the-top R-rated violence. In fact, that film's director, James Gunn, was originally attached to direct Thunderbolts*.
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Box Office Warner Bros. Milestone: ‘Sinners’ Crosses $200M, ‘Minecraft’ Digs Up $900M Globally
"Sners" has crossed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office. The supernatural vampire pic is another coup for Ryan Coogler. "Minecraft" jumps the $900 million mark globally to make Minecraft and Sinners the top two grossing films of the year so far domestically.
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I Did A Thunderbolts* And Sinners Double Feature At The Movies, And There's A Reason I Can't Recommend This Combo Enough
The MCU is constantly releasing new content in theaters and on streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Thunderbolts* hit theaters and competed with Sinners at the box office. Having missed Ryan Coogler's horror flick, I did a double feature of these titles on Sunday.
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Sinners, Thunderbolts*, and the Need to Rethink IMAX Releases
The record-breaking film recently achieved another massive feat, taking $33.1 million on its third weekend of domestic release. That’s despite losing all Premium, Large Format, and IMAX screens to Marvel‘s latest would-be blockbuster, Thunderbolts* (Nee *New Avengers)
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‘Thunderbolts*’ Striking $35M 2nd Weekend; ‘Sinners’ Strong $20M For 4th Frame – Box Office Update
‘Thunderbolts*’ is currently playing a bit ahead of Shang-Chi’s second weekend with $9 million Friday and a projected weekend around $35M, off 53% from its opening last week. That will get the Florence Pugh-Wyatt Russell-Sebastian Stan Marvel ensemble past $130M by Sunday.
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Box Office: ‘Thunderbolts*’ on Top Again in Second Weekend, ‘Sinners’ Crossing $200 Million Domestic
“Thunderbolts*” will enjoy another weekend atop domestic box office charts. No new major wide release until next week’s horror sequel “Final Destination: Bloodlines.” “Thunderbolt*’ has crossed $100 million in North America and will look to push north of $130 million.
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Marvel's 'Thunderbolt' storms box office with £60m debut – but but can the movie rescue a fading franchise?
‘Thunderbolts’ has powered to the top of the US box office with a £60 million ($76 million) opening weekend. The antihero team-up film, led by Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Sebastian Stan, kicked off the summer movie season. But the numbers fall just shy of Marvel’s blockbuster glory days.
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‘Sinners’ Blocked From No. 1 On A Chart By Another Hollywood Blockbuster
Thunderbolts led the charge, bringing in more than $74 million. Sinners soundtrack jumps from No. 5, where it debuted last frame, to the runner-up rung on the Soundtracks chart. It earns its eighteenth stay in the penthouse on the consumption chart.
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