I am tempted to agree with you, but there has been a lot of similar speculation before: f. e. "BvS contains both Batman and Superman, two most iconic comic book characters of all time, plus WW, sure it will come close to 2 billion" - and look what happened when the movie got bad reviews.
Also, Dr. Strange has the same core audience as Thor and didn't make much more money. I don't think there's many viewers who were uninterested in Ragnarok before but will only go because of Strange. Hulk, I think, is a different story, if he can pull the rest of Avengers viewers.
I think all will depend on the reviews. If it's not going to be received well, it's gonna earn similarly to Thor: The Dark World. That's still loads of profit, but not a billion. However, with amazing reviews, it might come close to a billion or pass it.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
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Ultradog
7 years ago
I agree. On top of my reasoning, I assume that it will be a great entertaining movie, with great reviews and word of mouth. With the MCU's track record recently, it's not a huge assumption - in fact I fully expect it.
Similarly I expect the Justice League to continue the streak of disappointment for DCEU fans. Against the odds, I think Ragnarok could actually surpass Justice League this November. I think the general audience will be drifting more and more to the MCU, as they realize the difference in quality.
My life has major plot holes.
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RightPalmOfMaedhros
7 years ago
Both Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad made more money than The Dark World, reviews be damned, so I wouldn't be too sure about that.
However, if you proposed that 3 years ago, I'd argue there's no way that this could happen and that JL will double the money of any Thor. But now, well, it's not really that far fetched anymore and even if JL earns more, the difference in profit will IMO not be that big.
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