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‘Black Panther’ Tops ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ With $242 Million 4-Day Opening

Marvel movie is performing so well it will pass the domestic run of ”Wonder Woman“ within the next week

| February 20, 2018 @ 8:39 AM

“Black Panther” now officially has the second biggest four-day opening in box office history, making $40.1 million on President’s Day Monday to bring its domestic launch to $242million. That’s just a step higher than the $241.5 million made by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” this past December, and second only to the $288 million made by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015.

With this hot start, “Black Panther” has also already eclipsed the entire domestic run of “Justice League,” which grossed $228 million. Ryan Coogler’s Marvel movie is drawing in audiences at a pace only a few films ever released can match, and within the next week it is likely to pass the domestic runs of some of last year’s big superhero hits like “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” and even “Wonder Woman,” which grossed $412.5 million last summer.

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On top of that, the film has exceeded expectations overseas with $184.6 million grossed from 48 markets over the past six days. Korea leads the way with $27.1 million, followed by the U.K. with $26.7 million. Brazil, Mexico and Australia complete the top five with grosses in the $10 million range.”

While the total overseas performance of “Black Panther” is still yet to be determined, with Russia, Japan, and China getting the film in the coming weeks, a domestic total of over $600 million is all but likely as the film expected to knock it off the No. 1 spot on the charts, fellow Disney release “A Wrinkle In Time,” doesn’t come out until March 9.

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That leaves “Black Panther” with plenty of time when it will be the biggest draw at movie theaters, giving it a chance at even passing the $652 million total made by “Jurassic World” three years ago. A full forecast of “Black Panther”‘s box office run will come later today.

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With ”Black Panther“ smashing through box office records, TheWrap takes a look at what’s next for the the cast of the global blockbuster

"Black Panther" is a blockbuster watershed moment, smashing both box office records and expectations for what a majority African American film can do, and launching its brilliant cast to super-stardom. Here are the next projects the film's stars have lined up.

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