“Thor” Thunders To Top Of Weekend Box-Office
The latest Marvel superhero movie, "Thor," got off to a decent yet unspectacular start at the domestic box office this weekend, narrowly missing its pre-release target with an estimated $66 million gross, according to studio data.
The Paramount-distributed film, which arrived with a studio-reported production budget of $150 million, also grossed $46 million at a whopping 12,476 international playdates, bringing its global total to $242 million.
Domestically, "Fast Five" dropped off a whopping 62 percent from its incendiary first weekend, grossing $32.5 million.
Two romantic comedies also debuting widely this weekend -- Sony's African-American-targeted "Jumping the Broom" and Warner's "Something Borrowed" -- both hit or exceeded their pre-release targets.
The TD Jakes-produced "Broom" grossed $13.7 million playing at 2,035 locations, generating an A grade from moviegoer survey firm Cinemascore.
The film cost Sony only $6.6 million to produce.
"Ten million would have been a good hit for us," said Sony distribution chief Rory Bruer. "We're really going to do well with this film."
Kate Hudson film "Something Borrowed," meanwhile, grossed $13.2 million playing at 2,904 dates.
Here's how the top 10 finished:
"Thor" $66 million
"Fast Five" $32.5 million
"Jumping the Broom" $13.7 million
"Something Borrowed" $13.2 million
"Rio" $8.2 million
"Water for Elephants" $5.6 million
"Madea's Big Happy Family" $3.9 million
"Prom" $2.4 million
"Soul Surfer" $2.1 million
"Hoodwinked Too!" $1.9 million
From movies.msn.com.