Marvel’s rather bland THOR: THE DARK WORLD smashed its competition during its opening weekend in the US. While we in the UK and other international territories have had a week to digest the second in the studios Phase II canon, the later domestic release has again saw fans rush to see if the return of the hammer-swinging demigod was worth the wait. The plagued-production, overseen by director Alan Taylor, opened with a Marvel-ous £86.1 million over three days on 3,841 screens (including 3D showings) giving an average $22,418 per theatre. This assuring more adventures from the God Of Thunder. Up 31% on his first solo outing.
Personally, I found the film more than a tad tedious and boring. Not helped by a weak and overly complicated script. Whenever the awesome Tom Hiddleston was off screen the film just lagged, while the chief villains and his henchmen became rather forgettable. Also, despite having the sub-title of THE DARK WORLD, I bet the characters spent little over ten minutes of screen time at this otherworldly realm. Still, those with the rose-tinted spectacles are sure to find some praise outside of Hiddleston’s mischievous character. In my eyes it’s easily Marvel’s weakest big-screen adventure by some distance.
Whatever my view or others, there is no denying Marvel have another massive hit on their hands. Did you catch THOR: THE DARK WORLD over the weekend? Let us know what you thought. In the meantime, here is the US top ten in full.
| 1. | Thor: The Dark World | $86,100,000 | $86.1 |
| 2. | Bad Grandpa | $11,300,000 | $78.7 |
| 3. | Free Birds | $11,180,000 | $38.1 |
| 4. | Last Vegas | $11,100,000 | $33.5 |
| 5. | Ender’s Game | $10,800,000 | $44 |
| 6. | Gravity | $8,405,000 | $231.1 |
| 7. | 12 Years a Slave | $6,600,000 | $17.3 |
| 8. | Captain Phillips | $5,800,000 | $90.9 |
| 9. | About Time | $5,172,000 | $6.6 |
| 10. | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 | $2,800,000 | $109.9 |
