Predicting The 20 Highest Grossing Movies Of 2017
11. Thor: Ragnarok
Prediction: $750m
Despite how poor the second one was, Marvel have stuck with the Thor franchise and are channelling two iconic story arcs in Planet Hulk and Ragnarok to hopefully wipe away the sins of its predecessor.
Why It's Golden
Incredibly, despite being dull in places and flat-out terrible in others, Thor: The Dark World made almost $650m. That's without the Hulk, without Cate Blanchett's Hela, without the two fantastic established story-lines. And without Taika Waititi waging a one man war of goodwill on expectant fans.
Will It Be Any Good?
I maintain that Thor is a very interesting character even when he's not in an Avengers setting, and his theatrical universe has masses of potential as long as you capture the right tone. That's somewhere between the grandeur of Kenneth Branagh and the comedy of Ant-Man, and in Waititi, Marvel might have found the perfect answer.