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“Thor: Love and Thunder,” Walt Disney latest superhero epic, crushed expectations at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $144.2 million domestically.

The movie’s second weekend wasn’t as impressive. Box-office receipts fell 68% to $46.6 million, tying with last year’s “Black Widow” for the steepest second-weekend drop for a Marvel Studios superhero movie, according to film-industry analyst Comscore.

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