Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*’s excitement reached a heat, with IMAX’s early screening tickets sold out in major U.S. cities in an hour, reflecting the fan madness seen by MCU Mega-Mega-hits in the past. Special performances scheduled for April 22 in 10 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Dallas, have sparked huge demand.
Early Screening: A Verified Box Office Booster
This phenomenon is not only downgraded to the United States. In the past, movies like Avengers: The Final Game and Spider-Man: Go Home have won praise, thanks to the Mega Marvel fan base and set box office records! When Avengers: The Last Game sold out almost immediately in Hyderabad and Chennai, Spider-Man sold out: The Unhome Home hosts the Advance Midnight Screening, scattered with cheering fans. This suggests that movies with this early buzz tend to dominate, suggesting that Thunderbolts* may follow the same trend.
Fan hype equals box office gold
Through pre-invented screenings, Marvel seems to have mastered the art of turning fan excitement into box office success. In 2023, early fans of Guardians of the Galaxy were screened. 3, especially the versions known as Tamil and Telugu versions, have achieved great success. This only proves that for Hollywood well-made films, early word-of-mouth hype could surpass expectations.
The power of lightning begins*
With its anti-hero team, each with their own dark past, Thunderbolts* brings a new twist to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This lightning-fast sold-out of IMAX tickets shows that Marvel’s core fan base is completely behind the movie. Reports in the U.S. media predict a $63 million-$77 million domestic debut. But, historically, strong early reactions, especially in major international markets like India, may drive the number of these forecasts.
As the last film in the MCU’s Phase 5, Thunderbolts*’s standards are high. However, at the peak level of India, fans’ enthusiasm may ignore India’s expectations!
Thunderbolts* follows an incredible team combination that includes the frustrated assassin Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), and the MCU’s least expected Misfits band. The film also returns to the on-screen Miracle Cinema Universe characters Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-John-Kamen) and Valentina Allegra allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-dreis-dreis-dreyfus), and some exciting growth. Jake Schreier directed Thunderbolts*, and Kevin Feige produced it. Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek, Jason Tamez and Scarlett Johansson serve as executive producers.
Thunderbolts* of Marvel Studios opens on 1 May 2025 at the Indian Theatre, in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu
