Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok has topped the international box office with US$107.6 million (NZ$158m) in 52 per cent of overseas markets, a week ahead of its US release.

The film also earned its Marvel-Disney makers a whopping $2.2 million in New Zealand on opening weekend, according to the company. That figure put it at the top of the opening weekend charts for New Zealand this year.

Thor: Ragnarok premiered locally on Tuesday, and was in cinemas the next day, which would have boosted the "opening weekend" figures with revenue from screenings across the week.

N/A Thor: Ragnarok has dominated the international box office.

The UK was the top market with US$15.8m, 27 per cent ahead of Marvel's Doctor Strange. It was the biggest October opening ever for a movie in the UK except for James Bond titles.

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South Korea took in US$15.3m, followed by Australia at US$8.4m, Brazil at US$8.3m, France at US$7.4m, Indonesia at US$5.5m and Taiwan at US$5.4m.

Te Kāea The Gods of the Marvel Universe are back to battle on the big screen.

Disney said the opening of the third Thor movie is 4 per cent ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which wound up with US$481m at current exchange rates and 22 per cent ahead of Doctor Strange.

- APP and Stuff

N/A An image from Thor: Ragnarok.