‘Black Panther’ Sets Records With It’s Opening Weekend
8 years ago Lily Garner'Black Panther' Sets Records With It's Opening Weekend
Already a much-celebrated pop-culture milestone, "Black Panther" is now a record-setting smash at the box office, too.
The Marvel superhero film blew past expectations, with $192 million in ticket sales in North America over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That makes "Black Panther" the fifth-biggest opening weekend ever, not accounting for inflation.
The only films with a higher grossing opening weekend are "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi," ''Jurassic World" and "The Avengers." It's also the highest-grossing February opening weekend.
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"All hail the King of Wakanda!" declared the Walt Disney Co. while reporting Sunday's estimates.
The studio forecasts a four-day holiday weekend of $218 million in the U.S. and Canada, and a global debut..