Memorial Day weekend typically sets the standard for summer box office sales, and the successful opening for “Thunderbolts*” is the start of an impressive holiday box office, experts say.

NEW YORK (AP) — Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts" opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches.

Marvel Studios' latest film, "Thunderbolts" had a solid opening weekend as the box office continues to soar past the doldrums of the first quarter.