‘Thor: Ragnarok’ rumbles to US$121M box-office debut

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press</span>
Published Sunday, November 5, 2017 11:57AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — “Thor: Ragnarok” thundered to one of the year’s best box-office debuts, opening with an estimated US$121 million in North American theaters.

The robust debut for the third “Thor” movie was a welcome shot in the arm for Hollywood and theater owners who have just suffered through a terrible October at the box office.

“Thor: Ragnarok” also bucked the trend of diminishing returns for sequels. The 2011 “Thor” debuted with US$65.7 million; 2013′s “Thor: The Dark World” opened with US$85.7 million.

The big opening cements the unlikely breakthrough of New Zealand director Taika Waititi, who shepherded the US$180 million production to Marvel’s best reviews since 2008′s “Iron Man.”

The weekend’s other new nationwide release was the holiday-themed comedy sequel “A Bad Mom’s Christmas.” It grossed $17 million over the weekend.

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