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Marvel’s Black Panther enjoys the second-biggest four day opening in history

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Given its record-breaking pre-sales, and the fact that tracking from box office analysts was increasing by the day for the past few weeks, there was a lot of expectation that Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther would open big. However, I don’t think anyone really expected it to open quite so big…On Sunday, it was […]

Black Panther has already surpassed Justice League at the U.S. box office

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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 […]

Chris Pratt has given a glowing review of Marvel’s Black Panther

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So how much did Chris Pratt like Marvel’s Black Panther? It turns out quite a bit. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor sounded off on Twitter today with quite possibly the most enthusiastic review of the film so far — he uses lots of capital letters — and he also makes some interesting parallels.You can […]

Shuri dons her own Black Panther costume in unused concept art from the Marvel blockbuster

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A piece of concept art has arrived online from Marvel’s Black Panther: The Art of the Movie which sees Letitia Wright’s Shuri, the sister of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa, wearing her own alternate take on the Black Panther suit. Check it out here…SEE ALSO: Kevin Feige says Black Panther is the best movie Marvel has ever madeView post […]

Kevin Feige says Black Panther is the best movie Marvel has ever made

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Marvel Studios has scored a major success with its latest superhero offering, with Black Panther proving to be a resounding hit with critics and audiences alike, propelling it to one of the biggest opening weekends of all time, and the second-biggest superhero movie launch of all time after The Avengers.Speaking to ABC News in the […]

Movie Review – Black Panther (2018)

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Black Panther, 2018.Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, and Andy Serkis.SYNOPSIS:T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced […]

Black Panther shatters records as it opens to $387 million worldwide

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Marvel kicked off the 2018 superhero season this weekend with the release of Black Panther, and the film has shattered records on its way to a whopping $192 million three-day domestic weekend, and $387 million worldwide.In the US, Black Panther has shattered the previous three-day record February record of $132.4 million set by Deadpool in […]

Why Do Blockbusters Rarely Win Awards?

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Neil Calloway looks at the divide between box office hits and critical acclaim…Seven. That’s the number of Oscar nominations that the top ten films at last year’s worldwide box office received. It might not seem like a bad haul, but when you realise they’re all technical nominations and four of them are for Star Wars: […]

VIDEO: Ryan Coogler breaks down the Black Panther casino fight

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Vanity Fair has released a ‘Notes on a Scene’ video for Marvel’s blockbuster solo movie Black Panther which sees director Ryan Coogler breakdown the casino fight scene which features Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), Okoye (Danai Gurira), Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa), and Ulysses Kalue (Andy Serkis); watch it here…SEE ALSO: SPOILERS: Ryan Coogler talks Black Panther’s surprise post-credits scene […]

Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends figures for the MCU, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, X-Men and more

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With Toy Fair taking place in New York, Hasbro has unveiled a huge batch of promotional images for its upcoming 6″ Marvel Legends Series offerings, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of […]