Marvel leads the up-to-date releases in UK and Ireland cinemas this weekend as Disney’s Thunderbolts* launches in 668 locations. The 36th title i
Marvel leads the up-to-date releases in UK and Ireland cinemas this weekend as Disney’s Thunderbolts* launches in 668 locations.
The 36th title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is in more sites than predecessor Captain America: Brave New World, which debuted in 616 sites back in February for a well £6.4m opening.
Along with last summer’s mega-hit Deadpool & Wolverine, which debuted on £12.6m from over 700 sites, Marvel is hoping for an upward trend after what has been a bumpy few years for the franchise. In 2023, The Marvels scored the third-lowest MCU opening on £3.5m and followed Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3, both of which underperformed earlier in the year.
Thunderbolts*, which opened yesterday (May 1), has the benefit of good reviews and growing buzz surrounding upcoming MCU titles The Fantastic Four and Avengers: Doomsday, the latter of which the Thunderbolts* cast will also appear in.
Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan star in the Thunderbolts* as part of an unconventional team of antiheros who embark on a unsafe mission. Further cast includes David Harbour, Lewis Pullman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Geraldine Viswanathan. Jake Schreier directs.
Other releases
Also out is Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope in 58 venues via Picturehouse Entertainment. The Italian drama premiered in Cannes Competition last year and follows a stunning adolescent woman searching for happiness over her summers in Naples.
In event cinema, Bonnie & Clyde The Musical is screening in 291 sites for CinemaLive.
BFI Distribution is re-releasing the 1975 musical satire Slade In Flame in 43 sites. The band Slade stars in the film as a fictionalised band on the rise. Also in re-releases, Monty Python And The Holy Grail is out via Fathom Events.
German comedy Two To One launches in 13 cinemas for Tull Stories. Sandra Huller stars in Natja Brunckhorst’s film following a communist family who discover a bunker full of money.
Further releases include documentary Borrowed time: Lennon’s Last Decade via Kaleidoscope; Vue Lumiere’s Bluey At The Cinema: Let’s Play Chef Collection; and documentary Where Dragons Live via Verve Pictures.
Warner Bros has the key holdover titles with A Minecraft Movie and Sinners.
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