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Thor sequel thunders to the top of the box office
Written by . Published: November 11 2013
Thor has hammered the competition at the box office with an impressive $86 million (GBP57 million) opening weekend.
Thor: The Dark World was the clear winner at cinemas landing the fourth biggest debut of 2013, behind fellow superhero movies Iron Man 3, Man of Steel and Fast & Furious 6.
Johnny Knoxville's comedy Bad Grandpa comes in a distant second on
the new box office countdown, with an $11.3 million (GBP7.5)
weekend, while animated comedy Free Birds flies to three with $11.2
million (GBP7.5 million).
Last Vegas and sci-fi fantasy Ender's Game round out the new top
five.