The Marvel superhero movie has broken the record for
the biggest opening weekend ever.
The biggest opening weekend ever for Mr. Spielberg?
The number, which is a preliminary estimate according to the website Box Office Mojo, makes Black Panther the fifth -
biggest opening weekend ever (not accounting for inflation) behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Jurassic World and The Avengers.
-- a movie with less craft and grace than an episode of Cop Rock — to
the biggest opening weekend ever for a movie musical.
While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to
the biggest opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film, which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the movie.
The new Star Wars movie had already topped «Jurassic World» for
the biggest opening weekend ever with $ 529 million globally.
Not exact matches
The film surpassed Frozen's record of $ 67.4 million to earn the
biggest debut
ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated film, and it also scored the fourth - highest March
opening weekend in box office history.
The movie took in an estimated $ 85.3 million, according to Exhibitor Relations, setting the record for the
biggest -
ever R - rated
opening weekend at the box office in March.
A
big - time performance by Juve was needed knowing how hot Napoli had been
ever since the
opening weekend of the season.
Black Panther obliterated box - office records last
weekend as it earned over $ 192 million during the three - day
weekend, good enough for the second
biggest superhero
opening ever behind The Avengers (2012).
It's an impressive milestone but one that's not nearly as surprising as the film's highly - lucrative
opening weekend take, which shattered expectations like some kind of Colossus — even its February release didn't prevent Deadpool from having the
biggest debut for an R - rated film
ever.
IA5 started play this
weekend with the industry's
biggest opening ever in Uruguay at $ 620K; and in Mexico it was Fox's 2nd
biggest opening weekend of all time -LRB--4 % from Ice Age: Continental Drift) with $ 8.4 M. Germany was No. 1 with $ 4.2 M — notable given the Mannschaft's Euro 2016 match against Italy on Saturday night which ran to extended penalties.
And that has led to an enormous
opening weekend for the Chinese blockbuster «Monster Hunt 2» with a $ 190 million launch and becoming the
biggest Chinese
opening weekend ever, beating the $ 184 million made by «The Fate of the Furious» last week.
Universal Pictures» The Mummy grossed just $ 32.2 million from 4,035 theaters in North America, but the Tom Cruise - led project performed as expected overseas, earning over $ 141.8 million from 63 territories, which is Cruise's
biggest worldwide
opening weekend ever.
Hitch is a date movie, released in time for St. Valentine's day in the US, which probably explains its massive first
weekend box office — US$ 43.1 million — the
biggest romantic comedy
opening ever!
The Black Panther 4 day long
weekend box office is now sitting at $ 242 million, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the
biggest opening ever.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's ticket sales dropped by 68.4 % this
weekend, the fifth
biggest second -
weekend drop of any movie that's
ever opened above $ 100 million.
Black Panther has a lengthy list of shattered records to its name, including an enormous three - day
weekend of $ 201 million — the
biggest February
opening ever.
20th Century Fox «s Deadpool movie had the
biggest opening ever for an R - rated film this long Valentine's Day / President's Day
weekend, with a sky - high $ 135 million over the three - day portion.
UK box office top ten and analysis for the
weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015... American Sniper enjoyed a record - breaking January debut over in the States, but despite giving director Clint Eastwood his
biggest ever opening here in the UK with # 2,530,47, the Bradley Cooper - headlined war drama couldn't dethrone Bryan Mills from the -LSB-...]
UK box office top ten and analysis for the
weekend of Friday 24th April to Sunday 26th April 2015... Avengers: Age of Ultron
opened here in the UK this past Thursday, with the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe breaking records with a hefty # 18,015,774
weekend — the
biggest ever April debut, and the -LSB-...]
Ever since early ticket sales began for Marvel's Black Panther, industry analysts thought they had a pretty good idea of just how
big the film's
opening weekend would be.
The Hunger Games enjoyed the
biggest -
ever box office
opening for a non-sequel film this past
weekend, and it's likely to keep captivating audiences in coming weeks with its edgy action and potent critique of today's celebrity - worshiping culture.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's ticket sales dropped by 68.4 % this
weekend, the fifth
biggest second -
weekend drop of any movie that's
ever opened above $ 100 million.
On Saturday Tate Modern
opened its doors for the first
weekend of what promises to be one of its
biggest shows
ever, as well as its first solo exhibition devoted to the great Spanish artist — but it was Walter who was the centre of interest.
The VR fantasy saw the
biggest Warner Bros.»
opening weekend ever in China, where it led...