Black Panther’s leap through the record books continue.
The comic-based film, which features an ensemble cast including Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan, soared past Beauty and the Beast Monday on the all-time list of highest-grossing North American movies with a domestic total of $506.4 million, Variety reported.
The Disney-Marvel produced film, which raked in another $4.7 million in Monday’s box office totals, achieved the lofty feat in less than three weeks after its February 16 release.
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Making bank: Black Panther, starring (L-R) Danai Gurira, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Florence Kasumba, is now ninth on the all-time list of highest-grossing North American movies with a domestic total of $506.4 million
It’s likely to soon overcome the force to garner eighth place, where the Disney-Lucasfilm 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story sits with $532 million in domestic totals.
The Ryan Coogler-directed motion picture’s success has had a huge impact on total domestic box office for the year after two months, as total numbers have risen 10.9 percent since last year, with $2.12 billion as of Sunday, comScore reported.
The motion picture is doing just fine on an international level – it’s already among the top 50 of all-time, in 47th place – with $909 million as of Monday, having zoomed past movies including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($896.9 million), Spider-Man 3 ($890.9 million) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886.7 million).
This weekend, it’s up against another Disney movie, A Wrinkle in Time, which industry experts forecast to bring in between $30 million to $38 million, Variety reported. Other releases, Gringo, Hurricane Heist and The Strangers: Prey at Night are predicted to generate less than $10 million apiece.
Strong cast: Boseman and Letitia Wright are seen in this shot from the Marvel-Disney movie
Gorgeous: Kasumba (L) and Danai Gurira are well-armed in this shot from the film
Upon the movie’s banner $240 million opening last month, Coogler took to social media to show his gratitude over the incredible turnout.
‘Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent,’ he said. ‘Never in a million years did we imagine that you all would come out this strong. It still humbles me to think that people care enough to spend their money and time watching our film.
‘But to see people of all backgrounds wearing clothing that celebrates their heritage, taking pictures next to our posters with their friends and family, and sometimes dancing in the lobbies of theaters – often moved me and my wife to tears.’
Headliner: The mega-success of the film has launched Boseman’s career into the stratosphere
At the helm: Director Ryan Coogler, seen last month in London, said he wept after seeing opening weekend totals