Black Panther passes $500 million worldwide, pushes the MCU beyond $14 billion in total

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Feb 23, 2018 8:42 PM

Black Panther passes $500 million worldwide, pushes the MCU beyond $14 billion in total

After a blistering start at the box office where it pulled in the biggest pre-summer opening of all-time and the second biggest four-day debut in history, Marvel’s latest superhero offering Black Panther has now passed $500 million worldwide as it heads into its second weekend.

Domestically, Black Panther has pulled in $292 million in its first seven days – outpacing the $270 million grossed by The Avengers in its first week back in 2012 to set a new record week for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tracking suggests a second weekend of between $85-$95 million , but a rare $100 million plus second weekend is not out of the question.

Internationally, Black Panther has grossed a further $228 million, giving the film a hefty $520 million and counting at the global box office. That also pushes the MCU beyond the $14 billion mark in total, with both Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp still to come this year.

Presumably, Black Panther will find itself around the $700 million mark when the dust settles on this coming weekend, and with little in the way of competition over the next couple of weeks, it seems a sure fire bet that the film will crack $1 billion globally.

fter the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returnsohome to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Black Panther sees Ryan Coogler (Creed) directing Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa alongside Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Forest Whitaker as Zuri, Daniel Kaluuya as W’Kabi, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Sterling K. Brown as N’Jobu, John Kani as King T’Chaka and Nabiyah Be as Linda.