‘Black Panther’ Surpasses ‘The Avengers’ as Highest-Grossing Superhero Movie of All Time in U.S.

With $631 million to date at the domestic box office, Marvel’s “Black Panther” has become the highest-grossing superhero movie in the U.S., not adjusted for inflation.Ryan Coogler’s superhero tentpole saw $17 million at 3,370 locations in its sixth weekend, allowing it to surpass “The Avengers’s” $623 million in 2012.

“Black Panther” also recently passed “Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s” domestic total of $619 million in 2017.The highest-grossing film in domestic history is 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which made $936.6 million, followed by “Avatar’s” $760.5 million, “Titanic’s” $659.3 million,” and “Jurassic World’s” $652.2 million.Since it opened on Feb.

16, “Black Panther” has continued to crush milestones, including passing the $1 billion mark at the global box office in just 26 days.

In a rare feat, the film held the top spot at the box office for five straight weekends.

The last movie to secure the No.

1 spot for at least five weekends was “Avatar,

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