‘Thunderbolts*’ second weekend, ‘Minecraft’ till mile stone

Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” remained number 1 at the box office and collected 33.1 million US dollars on the second publication weekend.

Ticket sales decreased by 55% compared to his debut of 74 million US dollars and was a much better support than the youngest Marvel adventure, which slipped significantly on their second weekends, such as: And thunder ”(Down 67%).

“Thunderbolts*” started softer than all of these tent pictures (with the exception of “The Marvels”), but solid reviews and positive word of mouth could help the film to stay on the big screen. After the opening weekend, Disney tried to arouse interest in “Thunderbolts*” by unveiling the importance behind the asterisk in the title of the film – the Ragtag group on the Helm will now be known as “The New Avengers”. The studio also revealed that the colorful crew of anti -Horoes will appear in the “Avengers: Doomsday” in 2026. Disney hopes that the audience will inspire the audience to get to know the Thunderbolts before the epic superhero -Mashup next year.

So far, “Thunderbolts*” has generated $ 128.5 million in North America and $ 272 million worldwide. Since the film cost the market for the production of $ 180 million and around 100 million US dollars for the market, “Thunderbolts*” must exceed expectations to justify its high price.

The CEO of Disney, Bob Iger, praised “Thunderbolts*” at the beginning of this week and called the offbeat Superhelde adventure the “first and best” example of Marvel’s new film strategy. After the MCU had set up the critical and commercial misfires of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”, “The Marvels” and “Captain America: Brave New World”.

“Over time, we have learned that the crowd does not necessarily produce the quality,” said Iger during an investor call. “And frankly we all admitted that we lost a little focus by doing too much.”

These are good news for theater owners because Disney has his third and last Marvel continuation of the year with “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” on July 25th.

In the meantime, “a Minecraft film” and “sinner” remarkable cash gobark, an indication of the remarkable Big Screen endurance of each film. Since “Thunderbolts*” and this holdovers continue to dominate at the box office, three new publications mainly had to be satisfied with scrap.

Low-budget-horror slasher “Clown in A Cornfield” managed to crack the top 5 with $ 3.8 million from $ 2,277 theaters. It is actually an impressive total number for the film, which supposedly cost less than 1 million US dollars. It is the largest opening weekend for IFC and surpasses the former record holder of the Indie, 2024, “Late Night With The Devil”, which increased 2.8 million US dollars for the start. As the title suggests, “Clown in A Cornfield” turns to a masked killer named Frendo, who puts many of his victims in a quiet cornfield of a quiet city. In view of the cruel terror, which unfolds on the screen, it is not surprising that “clown in a corn field” on Cinemascore exhaustion surveys has set up a rough “C+” effect.

“This type of audience is common for the genre,” says David A. Gross, who heads the film consulting company Franchise Entertainment Research. “This is a solid opening for an indie horror film, especially for such a micro-budget production.”

The other two newcomers to this weekend landed outside the top 5. Lionsgates Action thriller “Shadow Force” and the aircraft capers “Fight or Flight” struggling for vertical entertainment for the shameful award of eighth place in cash register cards. Each film is estimated at 2 million US dollars from around 2,100 cinemas, with the final number being reported on Monday.

Kerry Washington plays in “Shadow Force”, a poorly reviewed film about married ex-assassins on the flight of former colleagues. Against a budget of 40 million US dollars, “Shadow Force” is developing into the first big bomb in the summer. Lionsgate usually covers about two thirds of its production budget with international sales, which contributes to the fact that the losses for below -average films are restored.

“Fight or Flight” shows Josh Hartnett as a shameful secret service representative who is hired to identify and protect a criminal on board a commercial airline. Vertical acquired the North America rights of the film for single -digit digits of the film, so that “Fight or Flight” has a much lower barrier for profitability.

“‘Shadow Force’ will quickly switch from the theaters to streaming and try to regain its production costs there,” says Gross. He adds from “fight or flight”, “this is a soft opening for an indie action thriller, a genre that has to fight at the box office.”

In second place, “sinners” with 21.1 million US dollars remained strong on the fourth framework, which was only 36% back over the previous excursion. The vampire thriller continues to enjoy unprecedented attitudes at the domestic box office and crossed a large milestone in the 200 million brand at the weekend. Now ticket sales for the film with R-rated $ 216 million in Germany and $ 68 million overseas for $ 283 million worldwide.

“A Minecraft Movie” remained in third place on the big screen on the big screen with 8 million US dollars. So far, the Warner Bros. Video Game Adaption in North America has generated a powerful 409 million US dollar and 909 million US dollars worldwide. As long as the film supports dynamics during the busy summer season, “Minecraft” is the first billion dollar publication of the year.

Ben Affleck’s promotional thrillers “The Accountant 2” remained in fourth place with 6.09 million US dollars in the third framework, which only decreased 36% compared to last weekend. The Amazon MGM film broke up 50.8 million US dollars and 71 million US dollars worldwide in Germany. It is an impressive sum for the continuation of R-rating, especially since the film aims at the older audience, but “The Accountant 2” bears a high price of $ 80 million. Since studios and theater owners have shared ticket sales, the film may have difficulty getting out of the red in the theater run.

Overall, the box office decreased by 11% compared to the same weekend in 2024 when Disney’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the monkey” landed with $ 58 million. After this weekend, however, the domestic income is 15.8% before 2024, but according to ComScore 32.5% behind 2019.

The summer film season, which regularly makes up for 40% of the annual box office, heats up with Warner Bros. and “Final Destination: Bloodlines” by New Line on May 16 and Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and Paramounts “Mission: Impossible – The Last Billing” about the Memorial Day holiday.

This is a relatively quiet weekend, ”says Senior Comscore -Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.” But it looks like it is an epic month of May for cinemas. “