Box Office Preview: 'Thor' Eyes $60 Mil U.S. Debut
2:41 PM PDT 5/5/2011 by Pamela McClintock
The Paramount tentpole faces off against new comedies "Something Borrowed" and "Jumping the Broom."
Paramount summer tentpole Thor lands in North America this weekend, hoping to spawn a superhero franchise for Marvel Studios. The pic is expected to open more in the range of Marvel's X-Men or Fantastic Four and not in the neighborhood of Iron Man or Spider-Man.
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