{"id":1902,"date":"2025-05-03T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2025-05-05T03:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T03:07:04","slug":"two-new-movies-are-set-to-break-a-14-year-old-hollywood-trend-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/two-new-movies-are-set-to-break-a-14-year-old-hollywood-trend-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Two new movies are set to break a 14-year-old Hollywood trend this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thunderbolts* and Sinners are bucking box office trends (Picture: Marvel Studios\/Warner Bros. Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two new movies are set to break a 14-year strong Hollywood trend this weekend, with both Thunderbolts* and Sinners projected to break $30million (\u00a322.6million) within the same window.<\/p>\n

Released as the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/a>, Thunderbolts* sees a motley crew of superhero D-listers join forces to take on corrupt politician Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).<\/p>\n

In doing so, they find a sense of brotherhood and redemption in a world sorely lacking its Avengers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sinners (directed by the MCU\u2019s own Ryan Coogler) features Michael B Jordan<\/a> in dual roles as a pair of twin brothers battling vampires<\/a> in their 1930s juke joint.<\/p>\n

Both films have been released to critical acclaim, with many proclaiming Thunderbolts* to be something of a return to form for the flagging MCU.<\/p>\n

And, with the film tracking to make over $30million worldwide in its opening weekend, it\u2019s set to be joined there by Sinners, pulling in a similar figure after its third week of release.<\/p>\n

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Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell and David Harbourstar in Marvel\u2019s Thunderbolts* (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bloody vampire film Sinners is expected to join Thunderbolts* at the top of the box office (Picture: Warner Bros. Entertainment\/Eli Ade. All Rights Reserved\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This achievement by two very different films bucks a long-standing trend in which the lion\u2019s share of the money is taken by just one film \u2013 as opposed to shared between two.<\/p>\n

The last time this happened was in 2011, with the release of Kenneth Branagh\u2019s Thor<\/a> facing off against Universal Pictures\u2019 Fast Five during the same release window.<\/p>\n

Here, the God of Thunder achieved a worldwide gross of $449,326,618 (\u00a3382.7million) while Fast Five took a whopping $626,137,675 (\u00a3471.7million).<\/p>\n

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