"Thor" movie grosses $65 million US first weekend

Thor opened to a strong $66 million from 3,955 theaters at the domestic box office.

Overseas, where the movie debuted first, Thor has earned an impressive $176 million in only 11 days -- better than the lifetime international gross of fellow Marvel properties X-Men ($139 million) and Fantastic Four ($175.9 million). Thor’s worldwide total is $242 million.

All along, Paramount said the film would open better than X-Men and Fantastic Four, which debuted to roughly $56 million domestically, but not reach the heights of Spider-Man or Iron Man, which cleared $100 million.

Yeah - I know there are pics of Hemsworth as "Thor" - I just like this one.

:)

Chris and Liam Hemsworth - "Thor" premiere

Chris Hemsworth (right) who plays the title role of 'Thor' and brother Liam on the red carpet for the premiere of "Thor" at the El Captian theater in the heart of Hollywood.

Besides the fact that I'm excited about the movie, I just wanted to post the picture - because I can. Look at them!

:)

Marvel Studios Set Release Dates For Iron Man 2, Thor, and The Avengers

Iron Man's DVD is now available in the market, and now we know when he’ll be back in theaters. Variety reports that Marvel Studios reached an agreement with Paramount to distribute their next few films, and they’ve announced release dates for all of them:

Iron Man 2 - May 7, 2010 (moved from April 30)
Thor - July 16, 2010
The First Avenger: Captain America - May 6, 2011
The Avengers - July 15, 2011

Considering Iron Man 2 is a license to print money for the studio, it’s a smart move letting Iron Man go first again in 2010. After that, anything other than a disastrous loss from Thor is gravy - and we all saw how well low expectations worked for The Incredible Hulk’s public perception. But wait, where’s that 5 come in? Is it referring to Iron Man 3, just a typo on Variety’s half, Hulk 2, or an indication that Edgar Wright’s Ant Man isn’t quite dead yet? No matter what, better mark your calendars now, because summer movie season seems to just keep getting better every year.

Source: tunaflix.com