Here's A List Of All The Box Office Records Black Panther Just Broke

It's official: Black Panther is a major, major smash, and the latest Marvel triumph has set several new records at the box office.


Thanks in no small part to the massive turnout for Thursday and Friday night screenings, Ryan Coogler's action-packed masterpiece has netted a $192 million gross for its first three days in theaters, and is on track to earn as much as $218 million before President's Day weekend comes to a close.


So! What does that mean, exactly?


It means that Black Panther has beat out Deadpool — which brought in $152.2 million over the course of President's Day weekend in 2016 — to be the ideal February release of all time.


It means that Black Panther had the strongest starting for any film helmed by a African-American director.


It means that it's runner-up only to Marvel's The Avengers for the perfect superhero movie first ever: That earned $207 million for its debut weekend in 2012, so though Black Panther will technically have a larger sum based on the fact that it premiered on a holiday weekend, that $192 million for Friday-Sunday stands. That still beats out every single MCU and DCU movie besides The Avengers, and that's a commendable feat in and of itself.


And it means it's also clinched the spot for the fifth best domestic starting of all time, right after Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247 million), Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($220 million), Jurassic World ($208 million), and The Avengers.


Mention it with us, now: WAKANDA FOREVER.