Four movies in, Thor is still scoring big at the box office. The Chris Hemsworth starrer scored a good extended first weekend at the Indian box office as it grossed around Rs 65 crore nett.
The film that opened on Thursday, to an impressive Rs 18 crore, saw a big drop in collections on Friday and earned an estimated Rs 11.50 crore. However, it seems that things took an upward turn over the weekend. Despite heavy rains in parts of the country, the film earned an estimated Rs 17 crore on Saturday and added another Rs 18.50 crore on Sunday, thus taking its total collection to an estimated Rs 65.50 crore.
According to reports on boxoffceindia.com, the film saw good growth from the mass pockets and mainly the Hindi dubbed version of the film.
Going by the numbers, 'Thor: Love And Thunder' is on course to becoming a hit at the box office, as long as it keeps up its pace at the ticket windows post the weekend.
Besides opening up bookings a month in advance, 'Thor' was also the first film to enjoy a 24-hour screening between Thursday to Sunday at select theatres.
On the global front, the film also emerged on top with a total collection of USD 302 million. The film earned an estimated $143 million in its opening weekend in North America. It's a franchise-best for the God of Thunder.
The Thor franchise has grown with each subsequent film, which is both a rarity in franchise filmmaking in general but also not uncommon for those of the Marvel variety. The first film opened to $65.7 million in 2011, followed by $85.7 million for 'The Dark World' in 2013 and $122.7 million for 2017's 'Ragnarok'. Taika Waititi, who also directed 'Ragnarok', is widely credited with rejuvenating the series, infusing it with humour, irreverence and leaning into larger-than-life metal aesthetics.
