With a massive $40.2 million in ticket sales Monday, «Black Panther» has set another box-office record: biggest Monday ever.
NEW YORK (AP) — With a massive $40.2 million in ticket sales Monday, «Black Panther» has set another box-office record: biggest Monday ever.
The Walt Disney Co. again raised its box-office estimates for the Marvel sensation on Tuesday. The film’s updated Monday performance — $7 million higher than Disney earlier forecast — narrowly topped the previous record, set by «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» in 2015 with $40.1 million.
The higher Monday figure gives «Black Panther» the second biggest four-day weekend, behind only the $288.1 million of «The Force Awakens.» With $242 million over the Presidents’ Day weekend, «Black Panther» moves ahead of December’s «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» in the ranks of four-day starts.
Ryan Coogler’s film, starring Chadwick Boseman, is the first big-budget tent pole release featuring a nearly all-black cast. The movie’s three-day gross of $201.8 million ranks fifth highest of all time, not accounting for inflation.
Internationally, «Black Panther,» which cost $200 million to make, is also outperforming earlier estimates. It has made $184.6 million overseas thus far, giving it a worldwide total of $426.6 million.
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