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| Black Panther sets opening weekend record with $192m ticket sales | Black Panther sets opening weekend record with $192m ticket sales |
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| Already a much-celebrated pop-culture milestone, Black Panther is now a record-setting smash at the box office, too. | 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 $192m 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 Marvel superhero film blew past expectations, with $192m 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. | 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. |
| All hail the King of Wakanda! declared the Walt Disney Co while reporting Sunday’s estimates. | 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 $218m in the US and Canada, and a global debut of $361m. Though the film’s international footprint doesn’t include several of the largest markets – China, Russia, Japan – it still ranks among the top 15 global debuts ever. | The studio forecasts a four-day holiday weekend of $218m in the US and Canada, and a global debut of $361m. Though the film’s international footprint doesn’t include several of the largest markets – China, Russia, Japan – it still ranks among the top 15 global debuts ever. |
| Ryan Coogler’s film, which cost about $200m to make, is the most big-budget, largely black ensemble film in years and among the few to be centered on a black superhero. The strong opening suggests Black Panther will easily set a box-office record for films directed by a black filmmaker. | Ryan Coogler’s film, which cost about $200m to make, is the most big-budget, largely black ensemble film in years and among the few to be centered on a black superhero. The strong opening suggests Black Panther will easily set a box-office record for films directed by a black filmmaker. |
| Chadwick Boseman stars as T’Challa/Black Panther in the first stand-alone film for the superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966. The cast also features Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Daniel Kaluuya and Letitia Wright. | Chadwick Boseman stars as T’Challa/Black Panther in the first stand-alone film for the superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966. The cast also features Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Daniel Kaluuya and Letitia Wright. |
| According to comScore, 37% of moviegoers were African American. | According to comScore, 37% of moviegoers were African American. |
| The movie has been hugely acclaimed, with a 97% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences agreed, giving it an A-plus CinemaScore. | The movie has been hugely acclaimed, with a 97% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences agreed, giving it an A-plus CinemaScore. |
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