Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ Claws Highest Tuesday Gross for McU Film

Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” remains heroic, taking in an impressive $21 million on Tuesday at 4,020 North American locations — the highest Tuesday gross for a Marvel Cinematic Universe title and the seventh-biggest Tuesday total of all time.The tentpole hauled $263.1 million in the U.S.

within five days, second only to 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at $325.4 million.

“Black Panther” eclipsed the five-day North American mark for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” by $1.3 million and “Jurassic World” by $4.6 million.Tuesday’s international take was $14.6 million for a total of $199.2 million, led by the U.K.

with $28.5 million and South Korea with $28.3 million.

It already has a worldwide total of $462.3 million.“Black Panther” is one of five films that opened with a $200 million domestic weekend (with $202 million), joining “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Jurassic World,” and “The Avengers.” It’s notched an A+ Cinemascore — becoming only the second Marvel film to do so

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