Marvel’s Thunderbolts* Storms Past ₹100 Crore at Global Box Office in Opening Weekend

Led by Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, the Jake Schreier directorial earns over ₹5.5 crore in India and crosses ₹100 crore worldwide.

May 4, 2025: Marvel Studios’ latest ensemble superhero film Thunderbolts* has made a powerful debut at the global box office, raking in ₹100 crore (approx. $12 million USD) in its opening weekend worldwide. In India, the film collected a respectable ₹5.5 crore net, as per box office data from Sacnilk.

Directed by Jake Schreier and penned by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo, Thunderbolts* brings together some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s morally grey heroes and reformed villains in a gritty, character-driven narrative.

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🌟 Cast Highlights:

• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier
• David Harbour as Red Guardian
• Wyatt Russell as John Walker / US Agent
• Lewis Pullman as Sentry / Void
• Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster
• Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
• Geraldine Viswanathan as Mel, Valentina’s assistant

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🎬 What Critics Are Saying:

Early reviews have praised the film for steering away from excessive fan service and focusing more on its characters’ emotional depth. Critics note that Thunderbolts* avoids galaxy-level threats, instead making the heroes confront their personal demons — a refreshing shift in Marvel’s typical narrative formula.

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“Marvel isn’t experimenting audaciously with Thunderbolts*, but they’re definitely breaking out of the mould,” reads an excerpt from one early review.

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