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Wakanda Forever! In Less Down A Month, Black Panther Hit $1Billion at the Box Office

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In Less Down A Month. Black Panther Hit $1Billion at the Box Office

In less down a month in cinema, Disney/Marvel blockbuster movie, Black Panther hit $1billion worldwide at the box office, becoming highest ever gross-selling superhero origin story of all-time.

However, the movie is still on a mission to unseat ” The Dark Knight ” as the highest-grossing superhero movie centered on just one hero. (The Avengers still remains highest-grossing superhero movie ever.)

However, Black Panther is 16th Disney‘s film that will reach billion-dollar milestone, while ranked as

Marvel universe film to do so after The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, and Captain America: Civil War.

Disney said Saturday they expect Black Panther to surpass $500 million in international takings this weekend “bolstered by an impressive debut in its final market, China.”

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In Less Down A Month, Black Panther Hit $1Billion at the Box Office
And while Black Panther has easily shattered the domestic record for highest-grossing film from a black director, it would still need nearly $200 million more to beat the international gross for F Gary Gray’s The Fate Of The Furious.

That being said, Black Panther is still a monumental success and surely has Disney executives cheering “Wakanda Forever.”

Reporting by Olayinka Koya

Olayinka Koya leads GYOnlineNG, an independent publication based in Ibadan, Nigeria. He covers Nigerian music, Nollywood, and the business decisions shaping the entertainment industry.

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