Thanks to a giant box office opening weekend, Black Panther has already grossed more than Justice League at the domestic box office.
The buzz behind Black Panther was strong but that didn’t means its massive opening weekend was any less impressive. Over the four day holiday weekend, Black Panther accumulated $242 million, earning the second-highest debut for a superhero movie in history behind The Avengers.
That’s a pretty remarkable feat in itself but when you also add into the mix that Black Panther’s opening haul has also eclipsed the entire US gross of Justice League, one can’t fail to be impressed.
Justice League disappointed throughout its run in theatres in 2017, only bringing in $228 million for what was being billed as DC’s answer to The Avengers. Justice League took 91 days to get to its total; Black Panther has managed it only four.
Black Panther’s three day weekend came in at $201.7 million, eclipsing Justice League’s $93.8 million by a whopping margin. Perhaps team-up extravaganzas aren’t all they are cracked up to be.
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After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Black Panther sees Ryan Coogler (Creed) directing Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa alongside Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Forest Whitaker as Zuri, Daniel Kaluuya as W’Kabi, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Sterling K. Brown as N’Jobu, John Kani as King T’Chaka and Nabiyah Be as Linda.
