Marvel's Thunderbolts* Box Office Officially Passes The MCU's Second Biggest Bomb's Entire Gross In Just 2 Weeks

Thunderbolts* has left the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s second-biggest box office bomb behind. Thunderbolts* promises some big changes for the future of the MCU, and as such, the team movie has been able to maintain mostly strong legs at the box office. That has helped Thunderbolts* easily surpᴀss the total box office of the MCU’s two biggest bombs, doing so in one week and two weeks, respectively. Now, Thunderbolts*‘s cast of obscure characters leaves a major Marvel hero behind as the film climbs the MCU’s box office rankings.

According to Box Office Mojo, Thunderbolts* has pᴀssed The Incredible Hulk at the box office. The MCU’s latest movie currently stands at $325.7 million against The Incredible Hulk‘s $264.8 million. That comes after the latest MCU movie of 2025 pᴀssed the entire box office gross of the franchise’s biggest bomb to date, The Marvels, in just one week. The Captain Marvel sequel only managed to amᴀss a measly $199.7 million over its global run. Thunderbolts*‘s ending has the team become the MCU’s New Avengers, putting its characters on the Hulk’s shelf, and the film’s box office now matches that.

What Thunderbolts* Pᴀssing The Incredible Hulk’s Box Office Means

The MCU’s Latest Team Could Pᴀss The Franchise’s Other Recent Release

With Thunderbolts* pᴀssing the $300 million milestone and leaving both The Marvels and The Incredible Hulk behind, the MCU movie continues to climb the franchise’s box office rankings. At the moment, there is around $90 million separating the film from the MCU’s first movie of 2025, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America: Brave New World. While the Captain America movie did not receive the same level of praise from critics and fans that Thunderbolts* has, Brave New World is part of what is arguably the best solo franchise in the MCU.

The MCU’s Lowest-Grossing Movies
Movie	Box Office Total
The Marvels	$199,706,250
The Incredible Hulk	$265,573,859
Thunderbolts*	$325,727,643
Captain America: The First Avenger	$370,569,776
Black Widow	$379,751,131
Eternals	$401,731,759
Captain America: Brave New World	$415,069,466

As such, Thunderbolts* will face quite the test to see if the movie can manage to surpᴀss Captain America: Brave New World‘s global box office total. At the moment, Thunderbolts* stands as the third-lowest-grossing movie in the MCU, but that could soon change, with another Captain America movie in its sights. Chris Evans’ MCU debut, Captain America: The First Avenger, stands at $370.6 million. Thunderbolts* needs around $45 million to pᴀss it, and if the film presents nice holds throughout the week, it could achieve the mark with its third weekend.

Our Take On Thunderbolts* Pᴀssing The Incredible Hulk’s Box Office

The 2025 Movie Deserves To Beat The 2008 Entry

I believe that Thunderbolts* is a better and more entertaining movie than The Incredible Hulk. It is good to see that a team of obscure Marvel characters can rise to the occasion and beat the box office of one of the franchise’s biggest heroes. That said, Thunderbolts* still has a steep hill to climb for its box office to be considered good. The film needs to be in the $360-450 million range to break even and turn a profit. Adding to it, after Captain America: Brave New World underperformed, Thunderbolts* needs to at least pᴀss it to be a success.