'Thor' Conquers,'Fast' Speeds Up

A week ahead of its domestic launch, Thor took advantage of the May Day holiday with a huge estimated $83 million opening in 56 foreign markets. Including its early debut in Australia, the God of Thunder has already earned $93 million overseas. In significantly fewer territories, domestic champ Fast Five also notched strong numbers prior to its full foreign rollout next weekend.Including previews, Thor's top territory was the United
Kingdom, where it finished in first place with $9 million. It also took the top spot in France ($8.1 million), South Korea ($5.7 million), Italy ($5.5 million), Spain ($5 million) and Brazil ($5 million), and it had a strong $6.5 million start in Mexico. Even with solid starts in Russia ($6 million) and Germany ($5.9 million), though, Thor had to settle for second place behind Fast Five in both of those markets.Including last weekend's opening in Australia, Thor's nine biggest territories were up an average of 11 percent from Iron Man's debut three years ago.
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by: Ray Subers