Black Panther's Staying Power At The Box Office Is Breaking More Records

"WAKANDA FOREVER!" Was the cry heard 'round the world last week, plus it looks like we'll be hearing a lot more of it this weekend right now that Black Panther is on track to break even more box office records.


Following its February 16 debut, Black Panther brought in $202 million for its first three days in theaters, which made it the perfect beginning ever for a film in February, the perfect beginning ever for a film by a African-American director, and the fifth best beginning ever, period.


Crowds have shrunk a little — they habitually do in the days following a film's premiere — although Black Panther's adding another accolade to the list: Thanks to the $292 million it earned in between weekends, it's right now scored the perfect first week for a Marvel Cinematic Universe title to date.


Box office projections for its second weekend in theaters have Black Panther netting $100-105 million by Monday, which could out-do The Avengers as far as its sophomore weekend efficiency goes (that earned just over $103 million for Weekend 2 in 2012).


To put this in perspective, Black Panther's second weekend is set to match or do better than the initial weekend for other major recent blockbusters: Wonder Woman made $103 million for its debut in 2017, by comparison, and Black Panther's only trailing Spider-Man: Homecoming's $117 million open by a tiny percentage.


T'Challa's triumphs continue to add up, so once more: WAKANDA FOREVER!