*Thunderbolts\** delivered a solid second weekend at the global box office, particularly impressive for an MCU film in recent times, bringing its total earnings to $272.2 million worldwide. The Florence Pugh-led action film added $33.1 million domestically and $34 million internationally, maintaining its position atop the box office charts for the second consecutive week. This represents a 44% drop from its opening weekend—a stronger hold than previous MCU titles such as *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (-52%), *Captain America: Brave New World* (-54%), and *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (-54%). To date, *Thunderbolts\** has earned an estimated $128.5 million in the U.S. and $143.7 million overseas.
The marketing momentum behind *Thunderbolts\** ramped up significantly last week, even leading to an official rebranding of the film as *New Avengers*. Marvel extended the on-screen rivalry between Sam Wilson’s Avengers and this new team into real-world promotional stunts, aiming to keep audience interest high ahead of the pivotal Phase 6 launch with *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* in July.According to Variety, Disney invested $180 million in production costs and an additional $100 million in marketing for Thunderbolts*, meaning the film must maintain strong global performance to achieve theatrical profitability.
In a recent interview, Disney CEO Bob Iger praised Thunderbolts* as “the first and best example” of Marvel’s renewed focus on prioritizing quality over quantity in its cinematic output.
AnswerSee ResultsThe film opened domestically with $76 million, a start regarded as stable rather than blockbuster-level explosive. For context, that outperformed Eternals ($71 million) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($75 million)—both seen as underwhelming by MCU standards—but fell short of most other franchise openers.Audience and critic reactions have been largely favorable, offering hope for a longer theatrical run. IGN awarded Thunderbolts* a 7/10, noting: “Thunderbolts* has, like its sort-of-not-really antagonist, both a dark half and a light half. But only one of them is actually pretty great (hint: it’s the one that involves plumbing the depths of the characters’ worst memories).”
Disney will be counting on positive word of mouth to help Thunderbolts* avoid the steep decline seen by Captain America: Brave New World, especially amid a challenging stretch for the MCU at the box office—save for standout hits like the billion-dollar Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Looking further ahead, 2026 is set to feature two major MCU releases: Avengers: Doomsday on May 1 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day on July 31, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled for May 7, 2027.
Elsewhere at the box office, Sinners has now grossed $283.3 million globally, while A Minecraft Movie continues to perform well with $909.6 million after six weekends in theaters.
