With no competition at the box office this weekend, "Thor: The Dark World" easily won the weekend.
The sequel didn't beat expectations that had the film possibly soaring to $100million for the weekend. Then again, it sounded like analysts got a little number happy when they saw how well the film opened overseas. Considering the first film debuted to $65.7 million in 2011, it would be a huge jump for the film to perform that much better.
While the God of Thunder is probably the next most recognized Marvel superhero after Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man—if not for his actual powers than for his costarring brother Loki who acted as the big bad villain in "The Avengers"—he's no Tony Stark. As a reminder, "Iron Man 3" commanded a massive $175.3 opening weekend.
So how well did "Thor 2" perform compared to other Marvel films?
As expected the film performed better than the first, a number that's about spot on with what the first "Captain America" movie made in 2011; however, the sequel was a bit far from the $100 million mark. It didn't even hit $90 million.
Out of the top ten this week is Kimberly Peirce's "Carrie" remake which made $39.6 million worldwide and Ridley Scott's bomb, "The Counselor" which has accrued $23 million at theaters.
Here are this week's winners and losers in Hollywood:
10. Despite another animated cartoon, Sony's "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" stays in the top ten with another $2.8 million. The movie hasn't performed as well as the 2009 original ($243 million worldwide), but is one of Sony's highest-grossing animated pictures taking in $191 million worldwide.
9. The wide release of Rachel McAdams' next love story, "About Time" didn't make big waves with $5.2 million. The quirky dramedy is performing much better overseas having earned $38.2 million overseas.
8. Tom Hanks' "Captain Phillips" keeps chugging along adding another $5.8 million this week to its $146 million haul.
7. "12 Years a Slave" adds another 734 theaters and another $6.6 million to its $17.3 million total. The film is being pushed as a lead to win the Oscars.
6. After six weeks, "Gravity" continues to stun audiences earning another $8.4 million. Now, the Alfonso Cuaron space epic has made almost $500 million worldwide.
5. "Ender's Game" dropped a big four spots from last week's introduction at the box office with $10.3 million. 28 years in the making, the film cost a hefty $110 million to make and has made $53 million worldwide. It's most likely the film will fall quickly out of the top ten after the next two weeks when Jennifer Lawrence returns in "The Hunger Games."
4. Last week's other new release, "Last Vegas," a "Hangover"-esque film featuring Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman depose one spot making $11.1 million.
3. Relativity's animated picture "Free Birds" about turkeys narrowly edges out De Niro and Freeman earning $11.2 million. The Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson cartoon cost an estimated $55 million to make and has earned $30.2 million at theaters. "Free Birds" has a shelf life of another two and a half weeks before Disney's anticipated Thanksgiving flick, "Frozen."
2. The boys of "Jackass" continue to hold the box office — barely — as "Bad Grandpa" takes in another $11.3 million. After three weeks, the Johnny Knoxville film has made $100 million. It cost an estimated $15 million to make.
1. No other studio wanted to go up against an Avenger this weekend and rightfully so. "Thor: The Dark World" racked up $86.1 million. That's a big jump from the first film's $65.7 million opening in 2011 undoubtedly in part thanks to last year's massive "Avengers" flick. The sequel starring Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston cost an estimated $170 million. Having opened overseas prior to its US release, the film has already made a huge $327 million worldwide.
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