Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World, directed by Alan Taylor. Photograph: Marvel Studios/Sportsphoto/Allstar
Thor delivers hammer blow
He's landed in North America with a big thump. Chris Hemsworth returns as the caped god of thunder in Thor: The Dark World and the results were impressive as an estimated $86.1m (£54m) delivered the ninth biggest November opening weekend in history. That was considerably bigger than the 2011's original's $65.7m (£41m) bow and propelled Marvel Studios' superhero saga to $327m (£204m) worldwide through distributor Disney, factoring in the $241m (£151m) international running total. A $600m (£375m) worldwide finish is not out of the question.
The Book Thief: a quiet, but confident opening
Sophie Nelisse as Liesel with Geoffrey Rush as her foster father Hans Hubermann in a scene from The Book Thief. Photograph: Jules Heath/AP
Early reviews for Markus Zusak adaptation The Book Thief have been encouraging and it looks like Fox is taking the softly softly approach on its potential awards contender, which launched well on $108,000 (£67,600) from four theatres. Brian Percival-directed Geoffrey Rush and the movie's lead, 13-year-old Sophie Nelisse, in the tale of a girl in Nazi Germany whose household hides a Jewish refugee. Fox 2000 tend to produce classy productions and earned critical and commercial success last season with Life of Pi, so it will be worth keeping an eye on this one.
12 Years A Slave
Steve McQueen's harrowing slice of history many Americans would rather forget continues its stately march. While it held firm at number seven, Fox Searchlight expanded the theatre count by 734 to 1,144 and used a handy $6.6m (£4.1m) to boost the tally to $17.3m (£10.8m) after four weekends. 12 Years A Slave The policy of ratcheting up the number of sites has kept the movie in the top 10 for the past three weeks and that's crucial to keep it in the minds of not just audiences but awards voters.
The grey dollar shows its muscle
Kevin Kline (left), Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Michael Douglas in a scene from Last Vegas. Photograph: Chuck Zlotnick/AP
Remember all the jubilation when The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel grossed $136.8m (£85.6m) worldwide? That told Hollywood executives that there was money in the senior movie-going crowd and since then, well there hasn't been a lot for them to enjoy actually. But now there is Last Vegas, starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline and the buddy movie is doing rather well. CBS Films has generated $33.5m (£20.9m) from two sessions and it looks well on its way to cross $50m (£31m). Hollywood needs to make more of this kind of movie because there's a receptive audience out there with lots of spare time on their hands.
Catching Fire on the way
Thor: The Dark World has less than two weeks to cause as much damage as it can because on 22 November Lionsgate unleashesCatching Fire, the second instalment in its Hunger Games franchise. Jennifer Lawrence et al will sweep everything out of their way and it's looking good to smash the all-time November opening weekend record. The current top three all hail from the Twilight series: New Moon on $142.8m (£89.3m) in 2009, Breaking Dawn: Part 2 on $141.1m (£88.2m) in 2012 and Breaking Dawn: Part 1 on $138.1m (£86.4m) in 2011. The Hunger Games opened on $152.5m (£95.4m) in March 2012.
North American top 10, 8-10 November 2013
1. Thor: The Dark World, $86.1m (£54m)
2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, $11.3m (£7.1m). Total: $78.7m (£49.2m)
3. Free Birds, $11.2m (£7.1m). Total: $30.2m (£18.9m)
4. Last Vegas, $11.1m (£6.9m). Total: $33.5m (£20.9m)
5. Ender's Game, $10.3m (£6.4m). Total: $44m (£27.5m)
6. Gravity, $8.4m (£5.3m). Total: $231.1m (£144.5m)
7. 12 Years A Slave, $6.6m (£4.1m). Total: $17.3m (£10.8m)
8. Captain Phillips, $5.8m (£3.6m). Total: $90.9m (£56.8m)
9. About Time, $5.2m (£3.3m). Total: $6.7m (£4.2m)
10. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, $2.8m (£1.8m). Total: $109.9m (£68.7m)
2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, $11.3m (£7.1m). Total: $78.7m (£49.2m)
3. Free Birds, $11.2m (£7.1m). Total: $30.2m (£18.9m)
4. Last Vegas, $11.1m (£6.9m). Total: $33.5m (£20.9m)
5. Ender's Game, $10.3m (£6.4m). Total: $44m (£27.5m)
6. Gravity, $8.4m (£5.3m). Total: $231.1m (£144.5m)
7. 12 Years A Slave, $6.6m (£4.1m). Total: $17.3m (£10.8m)
8. Captain Phillips, $5.8m (£3.6m). Total: $90.9m (£56.8m)
9. About Time, $5.2m (£3.3m). Total: $6.7m (£4.2m)
10. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, $2.8m (£1.8m). Total: $109.9m (£68.7m)
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