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By Anslem Samuel | Published May 7, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

THOR (2011) While Iron man was living up to his name at the box office, The Avengers needed more than one star to be a success. Chris Hemsworth filled in nicely as the god of thunder Thor. The Kenneth Branagh-directed film opened strong with $65,723,338 its first weekend and went on to $181,030,624 domestically and an additional $268,295,994 in international ticket sales. The worldwide box office draw wound up at almost $450 million.

THOR (2011)

While Iron man was living up to his name at the box office,…