Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
78%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: NA
In some ways, Thor: Love and Thunder feels like Ragnarok redux — but overall, it offers enough fast-paced fun to make this a worthy addition to the MCU.
If you’re a fan of Thor and his hammer-swinging antics, then you’re in for a treat with Love and Thunder. Sure, it might feel a bit like a repeat of Ragnarok, but who cares when you’re having this much fun? The action is fast-paced, the jokes are on point, and the whole thing just feels like a wild ride through the MCU. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and get ready to be thunderstruck!
Production Company(ies)
MARV, Marvel Studios, The Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 5m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $760,928,081
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $760,928,081
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 159
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 82,980,162
US/Canada gross: $343,256,830
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $343,256,830
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 155
US/Canada opening weekend: $144,165,107
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $144,165,107
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 43
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $250,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $250,000,000
Production budget ranking: 31
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $134,625,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $376,303,081
ROI to date (est.): 98%
ROI ranking: 944
Natalie Portman – Jane Foster, Mighty Thor
Christian Bale – Gorr
Tessa Thompson – King Valkyrie
Taika Waititi – Korg, Old Kronan God (Voice)
Russell Crowe – Zeus
Director(s)
Taika Waititi
Writer(s)
Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Producer(s)
Kevin Feige
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (351) | Top Critics (78) | Fresh (235) | Rotten (116)
[Y]ou may feel as if [Taika] Waititi’s hammer is hitting you over the head.
July 13, 2022
Jordan Hoffman
Times of Israel
TOP CRITIC
Hemsworth is almost vaudevillian in Thor: Love and Thunder, one of the funnier superhero movies I’ve seen.
July 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
An obscenely entertaining rainbow highway straight to blockbuster heaven.
July 12, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
I was really compelled by the ideas Taika Waititi was teasing in this film, but the actual style of it — the eagerness to please — made me take a step back from everything. [But] what he’s discussing is really smart.
July 11, 2022
Amy Nicholson
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Where “Ragnarok” poked irreverent fun at its genre, “Love and Thunder” feels geared toward the faithful, packed with the kind of cutesy asides and knowing winks that tend to exasperate outsiders.
July 11, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
There are moments in Love and Thunder when the film feels like a $185m megaphone, dedicated solely to amplifying the voice of Taika Waititi.
July 10, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It also has a star in Chris Hemsworth who gives it his all, with a cheekier-than-usual (wink, wink) take on the God of Thunder and lots of Guns ‘N Roses. Welcome to the Jungle indeed.
July 13, 2022 | Rating: B
Dana Barbuto
The Patriot Ledger
Thor: Love and Thunder is mostly just a brightly colored filler episode that will likely be forgotten about like most of the Thor franchise.
July 13, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Chris Sawin
Hub Pages
Taika Waititi’s mind is a fascinating place to be in. Only he can take you through Thor’s dad bod-God bod-sad bod journey.
July 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Renuka Vyavahare
The Times of India
Bale really commits because that’s what he does. But there isn’t much to commit to when nothing matters except the next joke.
July 12, 2022
Alison Gillmor
Winnipeg Free Press
It’s a Taika Waititi film and not a Marvel product. It’s great to see that Marvel is granting such a free hand to their directors. That surely means they’re ready for some radical changes in the time to come.
July 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Devesh Sharma
Filmfare
Unfortunately, it was almost immediately apparent—in part from the presence of those Guardians—that the witty edge was a little dulled this time around…
July 12, 2022
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills…
Plot
Thor’s retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
When the flying boat crashes into Gorr’s planet. the name on the boat is backwards, revealing the use of a mirror image.
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