Black Panther, the eye-watering records and reviews
Black Panther has blitzed its way through box offices worldwide, topping charts not only in America but in South Africa as well.
Black Panther, the first Marvel movie with a majority black ensemble cast, the first with a black superhero lead, and so many other records, has changed the game in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Since its release last week, the movie has dominated box-office standings worldwide with its intake standing at $185,5million more than Peter Rabbit over the three-day weekend, and $218,7million more after the four-day weekend close.
Those who feel that Black Panther is simply performing well because of the hype and not the movie itself, should note that it has not only dominated the box-office standings worldwide, but is also held in high regard by several movie rating agencies.
• Internet Movie Database (IMDb) – 7,9/10
• Rotten Tomatoes – 97% (highest MCU movie rating)
• Metacritic – 87%
• Common Sense Media – 5/5
• Cinema Score – A+ (only the second superhero movie to ever achieve this score on the website)
Black Panther’s box-office performance was expected to be about $170 million in the USA, however it far surpassed this by reaching $202 003 951 for its three-day opening after final grosses.
To make it all a little easier to grasp, starting with the charts it tops, here’s a list of its records and where it stands on other charts:
• Largest February Opening Weekend – $202 003 951 (Previously Deadpool with $132 434 639)
• Largest [Northern] Winter Season Opening Weekend – $202 003 951 (Previously Deadpool with $132 434 639)
• Largest President’s Day Weekend (USA holiday) Opening – $242 155 680 (Previously Deadpool with $152 193 853)
• Largest Monday Gross – $40 151 729 (Previously Star Wars: The Force Awakens with $40 109 742)
• Largest Thursday Preview Gross in February – $25,2 million (Previously Deadpool with $12,7 million])
• Second highest four-day opening gross of all time
• Second largest Sunday of all time
• Second highest opening for a comic book adaptation film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for a Marvel Comics adaptation, and for a superhero movie
• Four-day opening has outgrossed seven MCU movies’ lifetime grosses
• Seventh largest gap between first and second on a three-day weekend ($185,5 million, between Black Panther and Peter Rabbit)
• Second largest gap between first and second on a four-day weekend ($218,7 million, between Black Panther and Peter Rabbit)
• Weekend of 16–18 February third largest all time weekend (Black Panther contributed nearly 75 per cent of the $270 964 945)
• Third largest theatre average over a three-day weekend ($50 250)
• Smallest theatre count in Top 15 all time openings
• Second-smallest theatre count in Top 25 all-time openings
• 15th largest worldwide all-time debut (yet to debut in China (9 March), Japan (1 March), and Russia (22 February))
• Highest all-time February opening in UK and Ireland, Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia
• Third largest opening weekend in South Africa (R16,8 million)
• Largest all time opening for a Marvel Studios film in South Africa
• Highest all time Saturday box office in South Africa (17 February, R6,9 million)
• Biggest industry opening weekend of all-time in both East and West Africa
As of 20 February, Black Panther’s worldwide gross stood at $426 751 965 ($242 155 680 in the USA and $184 596 285 elsewhere).
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