Los Angeles, California — Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” is poised for another weekend as the front-runner at the domestic box office, maintaining its lead with no significant competition until next week’s release of “Final Destination: Bloodlines.” The film earned $9 million on Friday, pushing its North American total beyond the $100 million mark. Projections anticipate that it will surpass $130 million by the end of the weekend.

Despite a 53% drop from its opening weekend, the film’s performance is noteworthy, particularly given its stronger reviews and a positive reception from fans compared to “Captain America: Brave New World,” which experienced a more severe 68% decline in its second week earlier this year. Positioned between “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals” in terms of early box office performance, “Thunderbolts” has garnered attention for its unique ensemble of lesser-known heroes.

With a production budget estimated at $180 million and an additional $100 million devoted to marketing, “Thunderbolts” will need to sustain its momentum as summer competition intensifies. Its current trajectory suggests it could achieve one of the best second-weekend percentage drops among Marvel’s 36 releases, indicating strong viewer interest.

In other box office developments, “Sinners” brought in $6.5 million on Friday and is on track to reach a domestic total of $200 million by Saturday. This impressive figure makes it the second-highest-grossing North American film of 2025, trailing only behind “A Minecraft Movie.” “Sinners” could soon surpass “Wedding Crashers” and enter the top 20 highest-grossing R-rated films in North America.

“A Minecraft Movie” continued its strong run, adding $1.9 million on Friday. With a domestic total now exceeding $402 million, the film is climbing the ranks of historical North American grossers and is projected to cross the $900 million mark globally this weekend.

Meanwhile, Amazon MGM’s “The Accountant 2” collected $1.67 million on Friday. Now in its third weekend, the sequel is expected to finish with a domestic total approaching $50.8 million. However, it lags nearly 20% behind the original 2016 film, illustrating the challenges sequels can face at the box office, particularly when production costs are higher.

Opening this weekend is the slasher film “Clown in a Cornfield,” which grossed approximately $1.69 million across its opening day. Released under Shudder’s banner, the film has received fair reviews post-SXSW festival premiere but garnered a middling CinemaScore grade. Its performance is slightly ahead of last year’s low-budget success “Late Night With the Devil.”

Additionally, Lionsgate debuted the action thriller “Shadow Force,” earning around $720,000 in its initial day. With decidedly negative reviews and a mixed CinemaScore, the film appears to be struggling out of the gate. Vertical’s “Fight or Flight” and Briarcliff’s “Juliet & Romeo” also hit theaters, though both films started with disappointing box office figures, indicating a challenging landscape for new releases this weekend.