Thor and the Hulk smashed onto the international scene this weekend with an estimated $107.6 million debut for Thor: Ragnarok from approximately 52% of the marketplace. Disney estimates this opening is 4% ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and 22% ahead of Doctor Strange when comparing the same territories. In addition to North America, next weekend the Marvel Studios film will open in such countries as Germany, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico.
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The key international markets:
UK $15.8M
Korea $15.5M
Australia $8.4M
Brazil $8.3M
France $7.4M
Indonesia $5.5M
Taiwan $5.4M
Italy $4.2M
Philippines $3.8M
Malaysia $3.5M
Spain $3.4M
Hong Kong $2.9M
Singapore $2.2M
Argentina $2.0M
In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok – the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization – at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger – the Incredible Hulk!
Thor: Ragnarok features the return of Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder himself, with Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Idris Elba as Heimdall and Sir Anthony Hopkins again portraying Odin. The film also stars Cate Blanchett as the death-obsessed Hela, Tessa Thompson as hero Valkyrie, Jeff Goldblum as the eccentric Grandmaster and Karl Urban as Skurge. Also among the cast is Sam Neill, reuniting with Taika Waititi, who directed him in his previous film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and his Jurassic Park co-star Jeff Goldblum.
Directed by Taika Waititi, Kevin Feige produced the film, joined by executive producers Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Victoria Alonso, Thomas M. Hammel and Stan Lee. The screenplay hails from Stephany Folsom, Craig Kyle, Eric Pearson and Christopher Yost.
