Chris Hemsworth as Thor.
November 17, 2013
Thor still reigns
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — In an unlikely battle of sequels, Thor: The Dark World bested The Best Man Holiday at the box office.
Disney’s Thor: The Dark World continued its box-office reign with $38.5 million in its second week of release, according to studio estimates yesterday. Opening 15 years after the original The Best Man, Universal’s The Best Man Holiday opened strongly with US$30.6 million.
Drawing an overwhelmingly female and African-American audience, The Best Man Holiday was a surprise challenger for the mighty Thor. The R-rated romantic comedy, with an ensemble cast including Morris Chestnut and Taye Diggs, debuted with more than three times the box office of 1999’s The Best Man. That film opened with US$9 million.
