Marvel’s Thunderbolts* is projected to drop 53% in business in its second weekend but will easily fend off four newcomers in theaters.
The latest chapter in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe debuted at No. 1 a week ago with $74.3 million domestically in its opening three-day frame. Coming into its second weekend, Thunderbolts* is projected by Deadline to have a 53% drop in ticket sales at the North American box office, which amounts to a $35 million take through Sunday.
The $35 million weekend estimate for Thunderbolts* falls on the lower end of the frame of Box Office Pro’s forecast for the film released on Wednesday, when the analysts projected a $34 million to $40 million domestic take through Sunday. Should Deadline’s projection hold, it will boost the running domestic take of Thunderbolts* to $130.3 million.
Thunderbolts* remains in 4,330 North American theaters. Thunderbolts* is facing off against four newcomers this weekend — RLJE/Shudder’s Clown in a Cornfield, Lionsgate’s Shadow Force, Vertical Entertainment’s Fight or Flight and Briarcliff Entertainment’s Juliet & Romeo — but none of the titles are seen as a serious threat to taking away the MCU antihero action adventure’s box office crown.
‘Clown In A Cornfield’ Is Projected To Be The Only New Film To Make The Top 5
Ryan Coogler’s latest big-screen collaboration with Michael B. Jordan — the vampire thriller Sinners — is projected by Deadline to keep its No. 2 spot at the weekend box office with a $20 million haul from 3,502 theaters. If the estimate for the Warner Bros. venerable hit holds, it will bring Sinners’ domestic take to $213.3 million.
The trade publication also projects the Jack Black and Jason Momoa video game adaptation A Minecraft Movie — even though it’s fast approaching a digital streaming release — to earn $7 million from 3,468 theaters to boost the Warner Bros. blockbuster’s tally to $408 million.
Meanwhile, Amazon MGM Studio’s crime drama The Accountant 2 is projected by Deadline to make $5.8 million from 3,402 theaters this weekend, to up its domestic tally to $50.6 million.
The only movie from the crop of newcomers projected by Deadline to place in the top five at the domestic box office is director Eli Craig’s horror comedy Clown in a Cornfield, which is expected to earn $3 million from 2,277 theaters.
The trade publication also projects that the action thriller Shadow Force — starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy — will make anywhere from $1.7 million to $2.7 million from 2,170 venues for a No. 6 debut; while the Josh Hartnett action adventure Fight or Flight is projected to earn $2 million from 2,153 North American theaters.
Note: This box office report will be updated throughout the weekend with the most current numbers as they become available. The final numbers for this weekend’s box office will be released on Monday.
