Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is reigning over the box office.The superhero sequel earned 84 million from 4,396 locations on its opening day.
That figures includes 28 million in Thursday previews, marking the 15th-highest preview gross in history and besting the first “Black Panther’s” figure by 3 million.
It’s also the second biggest opening day of the year, behind the 90.4 million earned by fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe entry “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”Projections heading into the weekend suggested “Wakanda Forever” could net a gross in the range of 185 million to 200 million in its opening.
The year’s record is currently held by “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” with 187 million.
Marvel is once again in competition with itself for box office superlatives.The arrival of the “Black Panther” sequel represents a box office surge for a theatrical landscape that has largely been bereft of high-profile releases since the summer.
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