‘Black Panther’ May Pass ‘The Avengers’ to Become the Biggest-Ever Comic Book Movie

Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” blew past expectations in its opening weekend, but that may not be its most impressive performance.

The four-day total was $244 million, but what’s happened since Presidents’ Day tells us the movie could “The Avengers” to become the top-grossing comic book movie in North America.(Please note: We’re only discussing domestic gross here.

While its foreign performance thus far is strong, there’s still multiple international openings to come.)“Black Panther”/caption]Tuesday was the most impressive day yet“Black Panther” grossed $20.8 million on Tuesday.

Outside of summer releases and Christmas week, the only film that’s done better on a Tuesday was the pre-Christmas “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” That’s better than “The Avengers” in early May, and “Avatar” and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the Kings,” also just before Christmas.

Better than the first Tuesday for 2017’s top two releases, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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