Thunderbolts*'s cast of obscure characters leaves a major Marvel hero behind as the film climbs the MCU's box office rankings.
According to Thunderbolts*'s ending has the team become the MCU's New Avengers, putting its characters on the Hulk's shelf, and the film's box office now matches that.
What Thunderbolts* ing The Incredible Hulk's Box Office Means
The MCU's Latest Team Could The Franchise's Other Recent Release
With Thunderbolts* ing the $300 million milestone and leaving both The Marvels and The Incredible Hulk behind, the MCU movie continues to climb the franchise's box office rankings. At the moment, there is around $90 million separating the film from the MCU's first movie of 2025, Anthony Mackie's Captain America: Brave New World. While the Captain America movie did not receive the same level of praise from critics and fans that Thunderbolts* has, Brave New World is part of what is arguably the best solo franchise in the MCU.
The MCU's Lowest-Grossing Movies |
|
|---|---|
Movie |
Box Office Total |
The Marvels |
$199,706,250 |
The Incredible Hulk |
$265,573,859 |
Thunderbolts* |
$325,727,643 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
$370,569,776 |
Black Widow |
$379,751,131 |
Eternals |
$401,731,759 |
Captain America: Brave New World |
$415,069,466 |
As such, Thunderbolts* will face quite the test to see if the movie can manage to sur Captain America: Brave New World's global box office total. At the moment, Thunderbolts* stands as the third-lowest-grossing movie in the MCU, but that could soon change, with another Captain America movie in its sights. Chris Evans' MCU debut, Captain America: The First Avenger, stands at $370.6 million. Thunderbolts* needs around $45 million to it, and if the film presents nice holds throughout the week, it could achieve the mark with its third weekend.
Our Take On Thunderbolts* ing The Incredible Hulk's Box Office
The 2025 Movie Deserves To Beat The 2008 Entry
I believe that Thunderbolts* is a better and more entertaining movie than The Incredible Hulk. It is good to see that a team of obscure Marvel characters can rise to the occasion and beat the box office of one of the franchise's biggest heroes. That said, Thunderbolts* still has a steep hill to climb for its box office to be considered good. The film needs to be in the $360-450 million range to break even and turn a profit. Adding to it, after Captain America: Brave New World underperformed, Thunderbolts* needs to at least it to be a success.
Thunderbolts*
- Release Date
- April 30, 2025
- Runtime
- 127 minutes
- Director
- Jake Schreier
- Writers
- Eric Pearson, Lee Sung-jin
- Producers
- Scarlett Johansson, Jason Tamez
Cast
Bucky Barnes
Yelena Belova
- Franchise(s)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Source: Box Office Mojo
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