Cyrus Langhorne
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther just can’t take an L at all. The must-see flick has received even more spotlight by landing on the cover of TIME magazine.
Early Thursday, the prestigious publication shared an epic cover shot of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.
According to MPAA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin, the studio’s decision to primarily film Black Panther in Georgia helped generate $83.9 million for the Peach State.
“Tonight, we are here to celebrate the talented individuals and vendors who help make Georgia the third largest production center in the nation, and who help bring to life stories, like Black Panther, that make a difference,” said Rivkin. “Black Panther has smashed records for advance ticket sales thanks to the hard work of local crew and vendors, and because the film reflects the breadth and diversity of our global communities.” Black Panther is not the only Marvel Studios movie shot in the Southern state. Many other MCU titles including Spider-Man: Homecoming and the forthcoming Avengers: Infinity War found a home in Georgia. (Deadline)
This week, rap star Kendrick Lamar and his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate SZA released their “All The Stars” Black Panther The Album music video.
A huge component for the upcoming flick’s massive popularity is how much social media attention it has received.
All three key movie feeds for Black Panther, on Facebook, Twitter and especially on Instagram popped by 10x on Tuesday from the premiere adding 25K new fans on the day, up from 2K a day. Chadwick Boseman’s Instagram spiked, adding 26,7K new fans yesterday as well. Views on YouTube are spread across owned and earned clocking over 6M views over 48-hours. Compared to other Marvel titles, Black Panther, as a first in a franchise, is tracking ahead of the Social Media Universe of other Marvel sequel openers with a 741 million SMU versus Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (607M SMU), Captain America: Civil War (599M SMU) and Thor: Ragnarok (560M SMU) when they opened. (Deadline)
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