Posted: 20:08, November 13, 2022 | Updated: 21:27, November 13, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earned $330 million in worldwide ticket sales in its opening weekend, Walt Disney Co estimated on Sunday. The distributor also said the film set November box office records in the United States and Canada, according to Reuters. From Thursday night through Sunday, the Ryan Coogler-directed film grossed $180 million domestically. Monumental! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earned $330 million in worldwide ticket sales in its opening weekend, Walt Disney Co estimated on Sunday It surpassed 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which opened with $158.1 million. Internationally, the sequel earned $150 million between Wednesday and Sunday, making it Hollywood’s highest-grossing release across all markets. Wakanda Forever – which stars Angela Bassett, Leticia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o and more – was highly anticipated ahead of its November 11 release. The film, which follows the 2018 original, earned $84 million on its opening day, including $28 million from Thursday previews. Breaking record: Walt Disney Co said the film set November box office records in the United States and Canada, according to Reuters The first film opened to $202 million in February 2018 and went on to gross over $1.4 billion worldwide. It became one of the highest-grossing films of all time and a cultural phenomenon, but audiences were devastated when its star, Chadwick Boseman, died unexpectedly in 2020. As for other films over the weekend, Black Adam collected 8.6 million and Ticket to Paradise came in third (in its 4th weekend), while Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Smile rounded out the top five respectively. Wakanda Forever cost $250 million to make, not including marketing and promotion. Weeks before the premiere, it was announced that Rihanna would contribute two songs to the soundtrack. Lift Me Up was released on October 28th, with Born Again following weeks later on November 11th, the same day the project opened in theaters. Success: From Thursday night to Sunday, the Ryan Coogler-directed film grossed $180 million domestically During a press tour, Lupita appeared on Good Morning America where she discussed the death of her late co-star. Remembering Boseman, who played T’Challa in the first film, she said: “When someone like that dies, it has an effect on everyone around them, eh, and so we see how different characters cope in different ways. The Mexican-born actress described being on set without Chadwick as “hollow”. He noted, “It was very obvious that he was missing, and we all felt it, but we also had each other.” Out now! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is officially in theaters nationwide
