November 14, (THEWILL) – Walt Disney Co has revealed that ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ has earned $330 million in ticket sales worldwide at its weekend opening.
The company also revealed that the film set a November box office record in the United States and Canada.
From Thursday night through Sunday, the Ryan Coogler-directed feature pulled in $180M domestically.
It beat out 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 the top-grossing Hollywood release in all markets.
The film, which follows 2018’s original, earned $84 million on opening day, including $28 million from Thursday previews.
When it was produced in 2018, it raked in $202 million 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 crushed when its star, Chadwick Boseman, died unexpectedly in 2020.
As for other films over the weekend, ‘Black Adam’ drew 8.6 million and ‘Ticket to Paradise’ came in third (in weekend four), while ‘Lyle, Lyle’, and ‘Crocodile and Smile’ rounded out the top five respectively.
‘Wakanda Forever’ reportedly cost $250 million to make, not accounting for marketing and promotion.
