The fourth Thor installment has a franchise-best opening.
The fourthThorfilm had a thunderous, franchise-best debut at the North American box office.
Thor: Love and Thunderdebuted at No.
Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’.Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios
1 this weekend with $143 million, according to Comscore.
Globally,Love and Thunderearned a Herculean $302 million.
Waititi has describedthe film asthe (male) Thor’s “midlife crisis” film.
“Everyone sort of asks this question in the film: What is your purpose?
It’s sort of like a midlife crisis film, really.”
“I was thinking, what would freak the fans out and not in a good way?”
“You associate Thor [with being a] big hero.
The last thing aThorfan really wants to see is the word ‘love.’
They’re like, ugh, kissing!
So I was like, we’ll lean into that.
We’ll make them love love and make the fans excited for a romance.”
Elsewhere,Baz Luhrmann’sElvisshook, rattled, and rolled at No.
4, earning $11 million more this weekend.
Finally,Jurassic World Dominionrounded out the top five with an extra $8.4 million.
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