Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ to Keep Top Spot in Third Weekend, ‘Red Sparrow’ Flying to Second

“Black Panther” remains on fire as Disney-Marvel’s third frame of the superhero tentpole is projected to dominate moviegoing with at least $60 million at 4,020 North American locations.Fox’s opening of Jennifer Lawrence’s spy thriller “Red Sparrow” is heading for a respectable second-place finish of about $20 million at 3,056 sites, while MGM’s launch of Bruce Willis’ “Death Wish” should wind up with about $12 million at 2,847 venues.“Black Panther,” starring Chadwick Boseman, is heading for the third-highest third weekend of all time, trailing only “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at $90 million and “Avatar” at $68 million.The superhero tentpole took in $6.6 million at 4,020 North American sites on Thursday to lift its domestic total to $435.4 million, surpassing “E.T.

— The Extraterrestrial” for the 16th spot.

“Black Panther” is $6 million behind “Shrek 2” for the 15th spot and should be near the $500 million domestic mark by the end of this weekend.

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