Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Claws Up Another 66 Million In Marvel’s Smallest Second Weekend Drop Of 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is on a pretty solid box office run for Marvel Studios, starting with a 180 million opening weekend.

That placed as the second-most successful opening weekend this year, right behind its Marvel Cinematic Universe sibling, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” How well the “Black Panther” sequel will do in this long run has yet to be seen, but with a fairly seriously lack of competition at cineplexes this month, the future for the film looks bright.

“Wakanda Forever” serves as both a cinematic funeral for franchise star Chadwick Boseman — who played King T’Challa, aka the Black Panther — and as a way forward from the Blip of Marvel’s Phase Three.

It’s been hailed for its emotional resonance (read our review!), but will it be enough to defeat some of its box office competitors? According to The Wrap, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is projected to

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