‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Drops to $45 Million Second Weekend

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMalaysian theater operator Golden Screen Cinemas has announced that “Thor: Love and Thunder” will not get a theatrical release in the country. This follows on from announcements two weeks ago that the film was indefinitely postponed.Dear valued customers, please be informed that Disney has updated that marvel Studios’ Thor Love and Thunder’ will not be releasing in Malaysia after all.

wildly popular murder-mystery book, Where the Crawdads Sing, is now a Reese Witherspoon-produced movie starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and David Strathairn.WATCH: Where The Crawdads Sing - Official TrailerBut as the film hit cinemas this month, there came another stunning twist to the author’s remarkable life.A Zambian official revealed that the 73-year-old retired scientist and conservationist, her ex-husband Mark, and Mark’s son Christopher were all wanted for questioning over an alleged murder in Zambia in 1995 – which was caught on camera.The author is not in any way suspected of involvement in the incident, and there have been no charges laid in the case. Through their lawyers, Mark and Christopher have always denied any wrongdoing.However, the director of public prosecutions in Zambia, Lillian Shawa-Siyuni, told The Atlantic, “They are all wanted for questioning in this case, including Delia Owens.”Delia Owens, author of wildly popular murder-mystery book, Where the Crawdads Sing.The alleged murder was shockingly televised to a nationwide audience in 1996.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Minions: The Rise Of Gru” and Disney’s “Thor: Love And Thunder” were in a neck and neck battle atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with the animated film narrowly besting the Marvel superhero.“Minions: The Rise Of Gru,” which had debuted in pole position in the territory, returned to the top with £3.08 million ($3.7 million) in its fourth weekend, according to numbers released by Comscore.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Love and Thunder,” currently playing in theaters.When Jennifer Kaytin Robinson first got a call from Marvel Studios, it wasn’t about writing the script for “Thor: Love and Thunder” with director Taika Waititi.“I actually pitched to write ‘Captain Marvel 2,'” Robinson tells Variety.

Thor: Love And Thunder a secret even from his parents.The actor, known for playing Roy Kent on Ted Lasso, appeared in the first post-credits scene for Thor: Love And Thunder as Hercules alongside Russell Crowe’s Zeus.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Goldstein explained that he kept his involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe a secret from everyone.“I didn’t tell anyone,” Goldstein said. “I didn’t tell my family.

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “Thor: Love And Thunder” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office for the second consecutive weekend with £4.06 million ($4.8 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

Brett Goldstein opened up about his entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the “Ted Lasso” FYC event in Los Angeles Monday evening.The actor made his franchise debut at the conclusion of Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which hit theaters earlier this month. In a post-credits scene featuring Zeus (Russell Crowe) fretting over his defeat at the hands of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the god sends his son, Goldstein’s Hercules, to enact vengeance on his behalf.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMarvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” managed to fend off three new nationwide releases to remain the No. 1 movie in North America.Though ticket sales for “Thor” cratered in its second weekend, falling by 68% to $46 million from 4,375 theaters, the latest installment in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe easily towered over a trio of newcomers: Sony’s literary adaptation “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Paramount’s animated “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” and the Focus Features period drama “Mrs.

The sharp drop is one that has been shared by almost every film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as “Black Widow,” “Eternals” and “Doctor Universe in the Multiverse of Madness also fell 67-68% in their second weekends. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” also fell 68%, but that’s to be expected after a historic $260 million opening, and it didn’t stop the film from legging out over Christmas to over $800 million domestic and $1.9 billion worldwide.

Chris Hemsworth got absolutely jacked for, and while he became #Goals for gym rats everywhere, not everyone fell in love with his beefy look, including his wife, Elsa Pataky.In an interview with, the 38-year-old superhero star revealed that packing on serious muscle for the Marvel sequel was largely the result of boredom. Yes, he's a gym rat, but when it's a wash, rinse, repeat cycle — or, in his case, «train, eat, train, eat» — bulging up to his biggest physique ever was inevitable.

Variety.“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” whose henchmen The Post said “bring on the funny,” took home second place, earning close to $5.4 million.“Top Gun: Maverick” fell from the sky a bit by landing in third, with close to $2 million on Friday. A sequel to the Tom Cruise-helmed 1986 action-drama “Top Gun,” it recently flew past “Titanic,” snagging the title of highest-grossing Paramount film in its initial run in the studio’s 110-year history, per Collider.

“Where the Crawdads Sing,” giving viewers a glimpse of the vast wetlands in which the film adaptation of Delia Owens’ novel is set.“We worked with a fantastic company,” director Olivia Newman told TheWrap in a recent interview about the film. “They just gave so much attention to detail to get the blue heron right, and we had a very specific idea in mind for how we wanted to lead the viewer into the swamp and first introduce them to the world of the marsh.”The bird eventually weaves past the coastline and then down into the swamps to land near Kya (Daisy Edgar-Joens), who is hiding from the sheriff that wants to track her down for questioning regarding the murder of Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson).“We worked with a drone company to get those shots exactly the way we wanted and then added the bird into the path.

J. Kim Murphy “Thor: Love and Thunder” looks to rule the box office again in its second weekend, fending off more modest openers “Where the Crawdads Sing” and “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.”While Marvel’s Thor fourquel has an easy path to remaining the weekend’s top release, the superhero film is taking a sizable tumble from its opening.

Carolina” as a means of attracting young audiences, the film is also the first targeting a largely female crowd since “Downton Abbey: A New Era” earlier this year. That movie opened to $16 million after it brought in $1 million in its Thursday preview screenings.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the fourth standalone Marvel story about Chris Hemsworth’s hulking God of Thunder, picked up $15.7 million on opening day at the international box office.The film is currently playing in 17 overseas markets, including Germany, Italy, Australia and Korea, and it will debut in North America and several other major territories on Friday.Overall ticket sales are pacing 39% ahead of “Thor: Ragnarok” (which ultimately collected $130 million during its opening weekend) and 24% behind “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (which scored a massive $265 million in its international box office debut).By the time Sunday comes around, the newest “Thor” adventure is expected to rake in at least $145 million to $155 million in North America (with some estimates reaching as high as $170 million) and another $140 million to $150 million from overseas markets. For now, “Love and Thunder” is not playing in China, Russia or France.