Los Angeles, November 6th (IANS) In the footsteps of the Marvel superhero films released this year, ‘Eternals’ grossed $ 9.5 million in its Thursday previews, following ‘Black Widow’ (13.2 million US dollars) the third best for the Covid era) and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (11.6 million US dollars). However, its loot was ahead of ‘Shang-Chi’, which opened for $ 8.8 million, reports ‘Variety’.
Chloe Zhao’s film, starring Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, may have received a “Rotten” rating for “Rotten Tomatoes” and was banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar for showing gay love, but an estimated 19 audiences Spent $ 8 million to view it in theaters in 39 markets in the first two days.
‘Eternals’ is expected to earn a whopping $ 75 million on the opening weekend – ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Black Widow’ debuted at $ 75.4 million and $ 80.4 million, respectively. ‘Black Widow’ was made available for rent on Disney Plus for $ 60 million, but both ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Eternals’ are exclusive to theatrical releases.
The film is hailed as a major milestone for inclusion – its legion of heroes has Marvel’s first openly gay character and its first deaf protagonist. “It is also director Chloe Zhao’s successor to her Oscar-winning Nomadland, where the filmmaker switches from smaller, author-like works to the budget constraints of a comic film,” says Variety.
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