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Thunderbolts*, which is now being promoted as The New Avengers, not only earned a decent opening weekend but it has now scored one of the lowest-ever first Mondays for MCU movies. The film, starring an ensemble cast, is even behind The Incredible Hulk’s 1st Monday collection but has luckily beaten that of The Marvels and Eternals. Although the film is widely appreciated for its emotional theme, it has yet to gain momentum at the box office to succeed. Scroll below for more.
The film has been awarded an A- on CinemaScore and received good ratings on Rotten Tomatoes even though it is not yet picking up, and this might be because of the bad reputation Marvel has generated in the past few years. However, this is going to affect the upcoming movies as well. People are still not ready to accept new heroes and stories, and the Fantastic Four film will have all new characters, making it harder for the fans to accept even more. Marvel’s poor storytelling and ardent need to stay relevant cost them heavily, as they gave two flops in a single year in 2023 with Ant-Man 3 and The Marvels.
Thunderbolts* has been praised by most people, but it still seems insufficient to bring back the lost reputation. According to Luiz Fernando‘s report, The New Avengers collected $5 million only on its 1st Monday, registering the 3rd lowest ever in the history of MCU. The MCU flick has crashed by 71.9% from Sunday. It is behind The Incredible Hulk‘s $6 million and Thor‘s $5.4 million 1st Monday gross. However, it has earned more than Eternals’ $4.3 million and The Marvels’ $2.4 million.
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