Cyrus Langhorne
Hollywood director Ryan Coogler knows it’s no mistake he has one of the biggest movie weekend debuts of all time. The Black Panther filmmaker has come forward with a must-read open letter to fans.
Last night, Marvel Studios released Coogler’s emotionally-driven letter about the massive support Black Panther received once it hit theaters.
Yesterday, comedy heavyweight Chris Rock bigged up the new movie and revealed his interest in a much-needed sequel.
After just 96 hours, Black Panther turned into one of the biggest movie openings – ever.
Overall, Black Panther generated the fifth largest opening weekend of all-time (Friday-to-Sunday) behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248M), Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($220M), Jurassic World ($208.8M), and The Avengers ($207.4M). That is amazing company. The much anticipated PG-13 super hero film was expected to be huge, but the results actually flew higher once movie fans had the chance to start coming out. The four-day average was a gargantuan $58,458 from 4,020 locations. (Rotten Tomatoes)
The Marvel Studios release even sparked an unexpected Twitter appearance from former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Congrats to the entire #blackpanther team! Because of you, young people will finally see superheroes that look like them on the big screen. I loved this movie and I know it will inspire people of all backgrounds to dig deep and find the courage to be heroes of their own stories.
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 19, 2018
