Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Thor Ragnarok Debuts Internationally
2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.
Thor: Ragnarok opened in 36 international markets with $107.6 million. That opening is 4% above Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and 22% above Doctor Strange. The film opens in North American theaters this coming week as well as Germany, Russia, China, Japan, Mexico, Austria, and more (almost 100% of the global marketplace).
We missed this last week, but Spider-Man: Homecoming is still bringing in money adding about $200,000 to its domestic total. The foreign box office was adjusted down over the week by $1 million. The film still leads this year’s comic adaptations with two more looking to dethrone it.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle added $33 million over the week worldwide. The film is still behind the original and can be considered a mediocre success. The film is now beating this year’s comic adaptation’s “profit” average.
Wonder Woman continues to add to its total as it winds down its run. The film has the highest domestic gross of the year and second highest gross/budget. It added a little over $33,000 to its total over the weekend. The film is just $74,000 behind the 2002 Spider-Man when it comes to worldwide gross. It currently sits at #12 at the all time comic adaptation list with a chance to move to #11.
Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $339.8 million domestically while Marvel earns $308.3 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $476.9 million and DC lags behind with $437.4 million. There’s still work for DC when it comes to the international film market and it’ll be interesting to see how the new Thor and Justice League impact these totals.
Already, the year is an interesting one with three clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Wonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and Valerian, Wilson and Ghost in the Shell are generally disappointments. Marvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.
Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.
Total Domestic Gross: $1.815 billion
Total International Gross: $2.748 billion
Worldwide Gross: $4.563 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.187 million
Total “Profit”: $3.373 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $151.3 million
Average International Gross: $249.8 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $380.2 million
Average Budget: $107.9 million
Average Profit: $272.3 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

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