The first Black Panther was a box office juggernaut, opening to $202 million in 2018. The upcoming sequel won’t hit those massive numbers, but it’s looking to be another win for Disney this year.
The tracking figures released by NRG has Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuting at $175 million in North America. Some in the industry feel the number will grow as Disney ramps up its marketing and the strong word of mouth based on the reviews.
We could see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever play a contender for the year’s biggest domestic debut. So far, the biggest opener is $187.4 million from another Disney/Marvel film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It should be noted that early reactions to those who saw a rough cut of Wakanda Forever were very positive, and the advance ticket sales have been impressive.
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While the fall movie season has been steady so far, cinema owners are hoping for a one-two punch with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar: The Way of Water to help the business.
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In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke),Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reunites Ryan Coogler with his Black Panther stars Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Florence Kasumba (Ayo), Angela Bassett (Ramonda) and Martin Freeman (Everett Ross), while new additions include Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Michaela Coel as Aneka, Mabel Cadena as Namora and Alex Livanalli as Attuma.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is scheduled for release on November 11th, 2022.
