{"id":6295,"date":"2013-12-02T10:37:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T15:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2013-12-02T10:37:56","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T15:37:56","slug":"thor-2-thunders-through-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/thor-2-thunders-through-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Thor 2&#8217; thunders through theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Studios and Disney&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Thor: The Dark World<\/em>\u00a0remained at number one for during its second weekend in the box office, earning a mighty $150 million in total at the U.S. box office setting\u00a0a new record of sorts for <em>The Avengers<\/em> franchise when it grossed more on Saturday rather than Friday. Despite being the most fantastical of the franchise, it played more like a mainstream summer action movie than a sci-fi film.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The franchise is moving away from just fanboys and crossing into the mainstream,&#8221; Disney distribution chief Dave Hollis said in an interview with The Hollywoodreporter. &#8220;The combination of storytelling and a very successful, inspired marketing campaign made it appeal to the broadest possible audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This could also be\u00a0attributed\u00a0to the movie series now garnering more attention from female audiences, such as Tom Hiddleston turning into an internet heartthrob almost over night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;What don&#8217;t I love about Tom Hiddleston?&#8217; That&#8217;s a hard question,&#8221; senior Carol Murray said. &#8220;He&#8217;s such a true gentleman and nice guy. And he takes the fans into consideration and he gets emotional about his role.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, it has been confirmed that Hiddleston will not return for\u00a0<em>Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All I can say to you is<em> Avengers 2<\/em> is off the cards for me,&#8221; Hiddleston said in an interview with Mstars. &#8220;After that, we&#8217;ll have to wait and see. I genuinely don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Thor 2<\/em> has also enjoyed the halo effect of the success the\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em> accomplished, earning more internationally than\u00a0<em>Iron Man<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Captain America<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Iron Man 2<\/em> and outpacing the original\u00a0<em>Thor<\/em> by 90 percent, China being the biggest contributor with $41.8 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Studios and Disney&#8217;s\u00a0Thor: The Dark World\u00a0remained at number one for during its second weekend in the box office, earning a mighty $150 million in total at the U.S. box office setting\u00a0a new record of sorts for The Avengers franchise when it grossed more on Saturday rather than Friday. 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