Thor: Ragnarok leaked online before US release; piracy to impact box office collections?

Thor: Ragnarok is slated to hit theatres in two days and the film is expected to have a grand box office opening. But unfortunately, the Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo-starrer has been leaked online days before the US premiere.

The film released in a few markets last week and a recording from one of these shows has been shared online and doing the rounds on several messaging apps. Although leaked, the film is not completely available. 

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It has been reported that the film's runtime is two hours and ten minutes. The leaked movie is limited to just two hours. It is now to see how Thor: Ragnarok's box office collections will impact from the leak.

Thor 3 opened in several markets last weekend which included the UK, Australia, Brazil and South Korea to name a few. It is still unknown where the film's leak originated but the download link is spreading like fire.

With an early start, Ragnarok has got a jumpstart on the opening weekend collections. The film has earned an approximate of $107 million at the international box office. With regard to domestic, the film is expected to surpass the $100 million mark as well.

Trade analysts are now predicting the Thor: Ragnarok's worldwide box office collection, until Sunday, is expected to stand at a thunderous $400 million. Deadline reports that the movie will already have a global box office total of $150 million by Thursday, excluding the Thursday preview shows.

Once the worldwide release takes place, the film is expected to surpass $400 million soon after the US release. With the domestic projections hinting an opening weekend collection anywhere between $100 and $125 million, the site reveals that the China box office collections will contribute another whopping $50 million by the end of the opening weekend.

It is safe to say that Thor: Ragnarok will be one of the biggest and highest grossing movies of 2017. The film release on November 3.

Thor: Ragnarok trailer