Thunderbolts* (2025)

Thunderbolts*
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $76,000,000Details
International Box Office $86,100,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $162,100,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$76,000,000 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$180,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,330 opening theaters/4,330 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 2nd, 2025 (Wide) by Walt Disney
May 2nd, 2025 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: April 30th, 2025 (Wide), released as Thunderbolts* (雷霆特攻队*) (China)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (Finland)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (France)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (Italy)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: 2025 by Disney+, released as Thunderbolts
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong violence, language, thematic elements, and some suggestive and drug references.
(Rating bulletin 2881 (cert #55456), 4/16/2025)
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Comparisons: vs. Captain America: Brave New World
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Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Action Adventure, Ensemble, C.I.A., Government Corruption
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 39 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 75 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 55 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 75 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 55 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 59 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 60 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top 2025 Theater Average 16 $17,552 May 2, 2025 3
Widest Opening Weekend 49 4,330 May 2, 2025 3
Fastest to $50m 135 $56,000,000 May 3, 2025 2
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 98 $31,500,000 May 2, 2025 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 79 $31,500,000 May 2, 2025 1
Biggest Previews 70 $11,500,000 May 1, 2025 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2025 1 $76,000,000   4,330 $17,552   $76,000,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 1, 2025 P $11,500,000   4,330 $2,656   $11,500,000  
May 2, 2025 1 $31,500,000   4,330 $7,275   $31,500,000 1
May 3, 2025 1 $24,500,000 -22% 4,330 $5,658   $56,000,000 2
May 4, 2025 1 $20,000,000 -18% 4,330 $4,619   $76,000,000 3

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Brazil 5/1/2025 $0000$0
China 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Czech Republic 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Denmark 5/30/2025 $0000$0
Finland 4/30/2025 $0 0 0 0 $113,799 5/2/2025
France 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Germany 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Italy 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Japan 5/2/2025 $0000$0
Mexico 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Netherlands 4/30/2025 $0000$0
New Zealand 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Norway 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Poland 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Russia (CIS) 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Slovakia 5/1/2025 $0000$0
South Africa 5/2/2025 $0000$0
South Korea 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Spain 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Sweden 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Turkey 5/2/2025 $0000$0
United Arab Emirates 5/1/2025 $0000$0
United Kingdom 5/2/2025 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $85,986,201
 
International Total$86,100,000 5/2/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Lead Ensemble Members

Florence Pugh    Yelena Belova
Sebastian Stan    Bucky Barnes
David Harbour    Alexei Shostakov
Olga Kurylenko    Antonia Dreykov
Wyatt Russell    John Walker
Hannah John-Kamen    Ava Starr
Lewis James Pullman    Bob

Supporting Cast

Geraldine Viswanathan    Mel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus    Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jake Schreier    Director
Eric Pearson    Screenwriter
Joanna Calo    Screenwriter
Sung-Jin Lee    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Harry Yoon    Editor
Andrew Droz Palermo    Director of Photography

Weekend predictions: Thunderbolts* set for great* opening weekend

May 2nd, 2025

Thunderbolts*

Thunderbolts* stacked up $11.5 million in preview grosses yesterday, and is set to post one of the biggest weekends of 2025. That’s objectively great news, coming off a fantastic April for the industry, courtesy of A Minecraft Movie and Sinners. The only asterisk against the performance of Thunderbolts is that it will post another sub-$100-million opening for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$76,000,000 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$180,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,330 opening theaters/4,330 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,000,000

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 2nd, 2025 (Wide) by Walt Disney
May 2nd, 2025 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: April 30th, 2025 (Wide), released as Thunderbolts* (雷霆特攻队*) (China)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (Finland)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (France)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (Italy)
April 30th, 2025 (Wide) (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: 2025 by Disney+, released as Thunderbolts
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong violence, language, thematic elements, and some suggestive and drug references.
(Rating bulletin 2881 (cert #55456), 4/16/2025)
Running Time: 126 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Comparisons: vs. Captain America: Brave New World
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Action Adventure, Ensemble, C.I.A., Government Corruption
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 39 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 75 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 55 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 75 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 55 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 59 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 60 $76,000,000 May 2, 2025 3
Top 2025 Theater Average 16 $17,552 May 2, 2025 3
Widest Opening Weekend 49 4,330 May 2, 2025 3
Fastest to $50m 135 $56,000,000 May 3, 2025 2
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 98 $31,500,000 May 2, 2025 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 79 $31,500,000 May 2, 2025 1
Biggest Previews 70 $11,500,000 May 1, 2025 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Florence Pugh    Yelena Belova
Sebastian Stan    Bucky Barnes
David Harbour    Alexei Shostakov
Olga Kurylenko    Antonia Dreykov
Wyatt Russell    John Walker
Hannah John-Kamen    Ava Starr
Lewis James Pullman    Bob

Supporting Cast

Geraldine Viswanathan    Mel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus    Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jake Schreier    Director
Eric Pearson    Screenwriter
Joanna Calo    Screenwriter
Sung-Jin Lee    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Harry Yoon    Editor
Andrew Droz Palermo    Director of Photography

Weekend predictions: Thunderbolts* set for great* opening weekend

May 2nd, 2025

Thunderbolts*

Thunderbolts* stacked up $11.5 million in preview grosses yesterday, and is set to post one of the biggest weekends of 2025. That’s objectively great news, coming off a fantastic April for the industry, courtesy of A Minecraft Movie and Sinners. The only asterisk against the performance of Thunderbolts is that it will post another sub-$100-million opening for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2025 1 $76,000,000   4,330 $17,552   $76,000,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 1, 2025 P $11,500,000   4,330 $2,656   $11,500,000  
May 2, 2025 1 $31,500,000   4,330 $7,275   $31,500,000 1
May 3, 2025 1 $24,500,000 -22% 4,330 $5,658   $56,000,000 2
May 4, 2025 1 $20,000,000 -18% 4,330 $4,619   $76,000,000 3

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Brazil 5/1/2025 $0000$0
China 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Czech Republic 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Denmark 5/30/2025 $0000$0
Finland 4/30/2025 $0 0 0 0 $113,799 5/2/2025
France 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Germany 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Italy 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Japan 5/2/2025 $0000$0
Mexico 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Netherlands 4/30/2025 $0000$0
New Zealand 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Norway 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Poland 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Russia (CIS) 5/1/2025 $0000$0
Slovakia 5/1/2025 $0000$0
South Africa 5/2/2025 $0000$0
South Korea 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Spain 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Sweden 4/30/2025 $0000$0
Turkey 5/2/2025 $0000$0
United Arab Emirates 5/1/2025 $0000$0
United Kingdom 5/2/2025 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $85,986,201
 
International Total$86,100,000 5/2/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.