Thunderbolts box office collection day 1: Marvel's misfits give $162M opening, yet trail Captain America Brave New World

Thunderbolts box office collection day 1: The Marvel film has earned $162 million worldwide, higher than what had been projected.

Updated on: May 5, 2025, 10:19:14 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

Prefer HTon Google

Share via

Copy link

Marvel's newest release, Thunderbolts, had an above-expectations start at the global box office. The film, featuring Marvel Cinematic Universe's first-ever team of anti-heroes, has received good reviews and has widely been called one of the best films from the franchise in years. This has led to a decent box office debut with the film still has some ground to cover.

Thunderbolts box office collection

According to figures released by Box Office Mojo, Thunderbolts earned $76 million in North America and $86.1 million overseas on its release day to register a $162.1-million opening worldwide. This is above the projected opening of the film. Prior to release, the film had been projected to open at around $150 million. But early release in many territories like South East Asia and India, along with a strong showing in Thursday previews, seems to have helped the film.

How Thunderbolts fares against other Marvel films

However, Thunderbolts' opening is still lower than Marvel's previous big release - Captain America: Brave New World - which opened at $192 million earlier this year. Deadpool and Wolverine, Marvel's most successful film in recent years, minted over $250 million on its opening day last year.

While the mark set by Deadpool 3 may be hard to catch for Thunderbolts, it can still outpace Captain America 4. The Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford-starrer was plagued by bad reviews and negative word-of-mouth, which led to it crashing after its strong debut at the box office. In the end, the film made only $415 million worldwide. Given the positive word-of-mouth Thunderbolts is enjoying, the film should outpace its predecessor easily, trade experts say.

According to Variety, Thunderbolts was made on a budget of $180 million, with Disney spending an additional $100 million on marketing. Hence, profitability is still some distance away for Thunderbolts, but the film seems to be on course.

All about Thunderbolts

Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It is the final film in MCU's Phase V.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

Stay connected with all the glitz and glam from the world of entertainment, right from Hollywood gossip to Bollywood chit chat. Also don't miss out on music buzz, anime scoops and OTT action.