Right now, after Thor: Love and Thunder earned $69 million on opening day, it’s going to be a tough call as to wether or not it will topple Jurassic World: Dominion and it’s $145 million debut from last month to earn the second largest opening of the year. Hopefully it’s mixed positive reviews and it’s merely okay B+ Cinemascore don’t prevent the film from topping $150 million. Although, it’s user score is 85% fresh indicating that the film isn’t all that bad. That said, you cannot complain about an MCU film that opens over/under Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($146 million) and scream “Slump!” Or “The MCU is dead!” Even with a likely final total of $350 million-$400 million (If it legs like The Batman), you complaining about the film’s performance is like complaining about someone hitting a home run in baseball. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ $950 million+ global total is a good example of this.
A $148 million debut is still a fantastic result for Disney but it will still be below expectations. It’s not like your gonna moan over this film and say that Kevin Feige is gonna hit the panic button and dial Scarlett Johansson and send her back to the franchise sooner rather than later.
On a side note: this will still mark only the third time in history that we get two $100 million+ openers in a row.
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