Cyrus Langhorne
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther fans are making it hard for studio execs not to consider getting a sequel together ASAP. After a strong President’s Day weekend turnout, the must-see movie has become the fifth largest opening in box office history.
According to reports, the flick’s ridiculous $235 million four-day run has put it in rare cinematic record books.
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
This past weekend, Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan reacted to his flick’s massive box office success.
“218 [million dollars]. Woo. See what happens when we support each other? Ain’t nothing we can’t do. You show up, you show out. You see what happens? It’s crazy. It’s just the beginning though. Let the movement continue.”
Over the holiday break, R&B superstars Chris Brown and Alicia Keys heavily co-signed the hit movie.
#BlackPanther! We see you 📸 @chrisbrown pic.twitter.com/qZfnD2HErS
— SOHH.com (@sohhdotcom) February 19, 2018
📸 @aliciakeys keeping it 💯 on #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/Cq37fHTjg2
— SOHH.com (@sohhdotcom) February 19, 2018
