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Wkd Box Office - 11•3-5•17 - Ragnarok hits. Thor answers the prayers of the faithful.

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kswiston

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This is ResetEra's weekend box office thread. While the OP focuses on the popular weekend tallies, we typically discuss box office throughout the week as well when notable films are playing. New threads are are posted each Sunday morning, between 8-10am PST.


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'Thor: Ragnarok' Rules With $121 Million Weekend

Disney-Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" is heading for a stellar opening weekend with $121 million at 4,080 North American locations — the fourth best launch of 2017.

The third Thor movie is also putting an emphatic end to the month-long box office slump that saw the worst October in a decade. Among 2017 titles, its debut weekend trails only "Beauty and the Beast" at $174.8 million, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" at $146.5 million and "It" at $123.4 million.

STXfilms' R-rated "A Bad Moms Christmas," which opened Wednesday, is heading for a respectable $21.6 million at 3,615 sites for its first five days. A24's launch of Greta Gerwig's "Lady Bird" posted the best platform opening of the year with $375,612 on four screens for an impressive $93,903 per-screen average.

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DOMESTIC WEEKEND BOX OFFICE


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WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE



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Weekend Box Office Archive and Appendix

Thread Archive

Web links to box office resources

Explanation of Box Office Terms, Abbreviations, and Concepts
 
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Sibersk Esto

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Well deserved but crazy numbers for Thor.

There's even a chance it'll do higher because holy shit, this weekend is so bad.
 
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Ragnarok was a very fun film - really deserves that opening. Even if you're not into MCU films you should check it out.
 
WaffleTaco

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Jesus Christ apparently people just wanted fun Thor, not serious Thor.
 
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Wouldn't be surprised if Marvel breaks their "three movies and you're done" rule for Thor since Taikia did wonders for them and this was kinda a reboot for the franchise.
 

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Thanks for the multipliers chart in the other thread, kswiss.

I think Thor probably has a shot at 800MM WW and 300MM domestic. That's pretty crazy considering the other Thor movies and the stench from TDW. Taika Waititi should fix inhumans next.
 
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Thor deserves it. What a fun movie. Not sure what kind of legs it'll have given JL in a couple weeks, but given it's the polar opposite of the DC dark take on superheroes, I hope it has a good run.
 

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I saw Hunt for the Wilderpeople about a year ago, but didn't realize the same director was doing Ragnarok until just recently. I was kinda tuning out Thor until that first trailer. Taika Waititi crushed it, and the entire cast was clearly having a hoot. Been watching interviews where he says how shocked he was Marvel let him go the direction he did unimpeded. Huge kudos to everyone involved, Ragnarok was a ton of fun. Much deserved numbers for it.
 
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Congrats for Thor. Heard good things and I'll probably go see it this Wednesday with the wife and kids.
 

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Bronx-Man said:
Wouldn't be surprised if Marvel breaks their "three movies and you're done" rule for Thor since Taikia did wonders for them and this was kinda a reboot for the franchise.
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It would be great if this was the direction they went, post-Infinity War. A run of semi-connected one-off stories with vibrant character.
 
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Yeah, going full on Cosmic, or is it comic?, Thor with minimal time spent on Earth was a good move. Waititi just nailed it.
 
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Pharaun said:
Yeah, going full on Cosmic, or is it comic?, Thor with minimal time spent on Earth was a good move. Waititi just nailed it.
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I hope at some point DC will have the balls to do the same with Superman. Just crazy adventures across time (the Legion) and space (the New Gods, Lobo, etc).
Hell, I can't believe the Green Lantern movie actually took place on earth. What a waste.
 
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Snowman finally getting the axe.

What a random footnote in the year that was. Stick it in the same box as The Book of Henry and Monster Trucks for the Oddities of the Year Collection.
 
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Bronx-Man said:
Wouldn't be surprised if Marvel breaks their "three movies and you're done" rule for Thor since Taikia did wonders for them and this was kinda a reboot for the franchise.
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because i'm not a comics guy, apart from thors solo bits, and obviously the avengers, is he a part of any other 'team' or major story arc involving other heroes which they might give taika the reigns on?... and obviously that would fit into the future of the mcu post avengers 3&4
 
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Pretty decent hold for Jigsaw given it underperformed last week.

Hopefully if they make a sequel, it isn't boring as shit like that one.
 
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As much as I continue to be extremely pleased at the dominance of superhero movies at the box office, I'm in awe that It beat Ragnarok on opening weekend.

This has been such an amazing year for horror movies, I hope that 2018 continues this!!!
 
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Sibersk Esto said:
The film played to Hemsworth's comedic strengths and hunkitude and cut the fat. And yeah, people like Hulk and Thor.
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I loved how much Hemsworth's comedic strengths and timing were used effectively - he's always been a funny guy but it was great seeing it in full force as Thor.

Also seeing Hulk (not just as Banner) as an actual character rather than "Hulk Smash" was great too.

Tony and Bruce are the Science Bros but Thor and Hulk are the Revenger Bros.
 
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The Snowman is RACING out of theaters, very impressive flop status.

Last Flag Flying numbers are about as bad as Lady Bird's are good
 
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Sgt. Demblant said:
I hope at some point DC will have the balls to do the same with Superman. Just crazy adventures across time (the Legion) and space (the New Gods, Lobo, etc).
Hell, I can't believe the Green Lantern movie actually took place on earth. What a waste.
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I'd love to get a Brave and the Bold type of Batman film, but I can't see that going over well with the general public given the overwhelming perception of Batman as a stoic badass. I know that this is kind of what Lego Batman was but I want a live action version with Jason Momoa reenacting this scene.

 
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Usually it's pretty hard to get opening weekend tickets at my theater but had no problem getting Thor tickets. Going to see it in a few hours but happy to see it doing so well.
 
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Pharaun said:
I'd love to get a Brave and the Bold type of Batman film, but I can't see that going over well with the general public given the overwhelming perception of Batman as a stoic badass. I know that this is kind of what Lego Batman was but I want a live action version with Jason Momoa reenacting this scene.

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BatB Aquaman is the best.
But at least we got Lego Batman.
 
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Goddamn. Who would have thought a Thor movie would do this well.

Amazing movie though, in my top 10 all-time for sure. Taika is a God.

Definitely think a fourth film is a lock now, seems everyone is on board for it which can't be said for a fourth Cap or even a fourth Iron Man(?).
 
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