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Thor: Ragnarok Has Fourth-Biggest Opening of 2017

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Thor: Ragnarok had a strong debut this weekend at the North American box office, surpassing projections with a first place opening estimated at $121 million.

Director Taika Waititi's comic book movie had the fourth-largest opening of the year, not far behind the $123.4 million debut of Stephen King's IT. Compared to the other Marvel Studios films released this year, Ragnarok outpaced Spider-Man: Homecoming's $117 million debut, but didn't eclipse the $146.5 million opening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Thor Ragnarok received an "A" CinemaScore from moviegoers and exceeded industry expectations, which projected the film to make somewhere between $100-$118 million. The film's debut is now the biggest opening in the Thor franchise, well outpacing the first film's $65.7 million opening haul and Thor: The Dark World's $85.7 million debut.

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