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Thor: Ragnarok opens strongly with $121M US at box office

Thor: Ragnarok thundered to one of the year's best box-office debuts, opening with an estimated $121 million US in North American theatres.

Robust debut is beating the trend of diminishing returns for sequels

The Associated Press ·
This image shows the Hulk, from left, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in a scene from, Thor: Ragnarok. The film had a strong opening at this weekend's box office. (Marvel Studios via The Associated Press)

Thor: Ragnarok thundered to one of the year's best box-office debuts, opening with an estimated $121 million US in North American theatres.

The robust debut for the third Thor movie was a welcome shot in the arm for Hollywood and theatre owners who have just suffered through a terrible October at the box office.

Thor: Ragnarok also bucked the trend of diminishing returns for sequels. The 2011 Thor debuted with $65.7 million; 2013's Thor: The Dark World opened with $85.7 million.

The big opening cements the unlikely breakthrough of New Zealand director Taika Waititi, who shepherded the $180 million production to Marvel's best reviews since 2008's Iron Man.

The weekend's other new nationwide release was the holiday-themed comedy sequel A Bad Mom's Christmas. It grossed $17 million over the weekend.

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