‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Thunders to $107.6 Million at International Box Office
Disney-Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok” has topped the international box office with $107.6 million in 52% of overseas markets, a week ahead of its U.S. release.
The U.K. is the top market with $15.8 million, 27% ahead of “Doctor Strange.” It’s the biggest October opening ever for a movie in the U.K. except for James Bond titles.
South Korea took in $15.3 million, followed by Australia at $8.4 million, Brazil at $8.3 million, France at $7.4 million, Indonesia at $5.5 million and Taiwan at $5.4 million.
Disney said the opening of the third Thor movie is 4% ahead of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” which wound up with $481 million at current exchange rates and 22% ahead of “Doctor Strange.” In many markets, “Thor: Ragnarok” posted the best October opening weekend ever.
Markets which will open next weekend include Germany, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico, along with the U.S. — where it should top the early November box office with as much as $125 million in its opening weekend, early projections have shown.
“Thor: Ragnarok” is directed by Taika Waititi from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins.
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