If one wanted to show just how much of a difference there is between a Marvel release and any other franchise release in terms of box office potential, this week would offer a textbook study.Thor: Ragnarok, the third and by many measures the bestThormovie to be released, is currently sitting comfortably at the top of the box office with $46 million, accumulated between yesterday and Thursday previews that brought in over $16 million. In two days, one of which only offered a limited amount of screenings, the latest Marvel movie is only $3 million short of whatAmerican Made, the latestTom Cruisevehicle, has made over five weeks. Internationally, it’s already made two-thirds of its production back and will have made the total sum back by the end of the weekend easily.
Compare this success to that ofA Bad Moms Christmas, the second and likely not the last installment in theBad Momsfranchise, which comes in second with $5.5 million. That put its total take thus far at a little over $10 million, as the comedy opened on Wednesday rather than Friday. That’s a difference of some $36 million between the two new releases, way more thanGeostormwill have made domestically by the end of its third frame on Sunday off of a budget of $120 million.
Though its been doing some solid numbers overseas,Geostormis currently at fifth with a meager $820,000 in domestic theaters, not all that lower thanBoo 2!which is currently in fourth with about $5.1 million. This will likely be the last week for either film in the top five as next week bringsMurder on the Orient ExpressandDaddy’s Home 2, neither of which has a notable chance of sinkingRagnarokin its second frame. Whether or notJigsaw, which is currently at third with $2,045,000, will be able to survive the limited releases next weekend is a bigger question, especially with all the Oscar buzz surroundingFrances McDormand’s performance inThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. It’s certainly a more interesting competition than literally anything that isn’tJustice Leaguegoing up against the rarest of all movies: a Marvel production worthy of its praise and financial success.
Here’s your top five for Friday:
Friday Domestic BO
Total Domestic BO
1. ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
$46,250,000
2. ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’
$5,510,000
$10,036,106
3. ‘Jigsaw’
$2,045,000
$24,181,471
4. ‘Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween’
$1,200,000
$39,508,423
5. ‘Geostorm’
$26,555,341
