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Box-Office Weekend: Black Panther Remains King

Mike Tyrkus
Box Office Weekend

Not only did Black Panther once again finish atop of the weekend box office earning $41.1 million over the past weekend, but it has now made over $1 billion globally, after debuting in China this past weekend. The Marvel blockbuster has now been locked in the top spot since it was released four weeks ago, a feat that was last accomplished in 2015 by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Black Panther’s domestic tally of $41.1 million brings its four-week total to an eye-popping $562 million, making it the second highest grossing superhero movie of all time, just behind Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) which made over $623 million. Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time debuted in second place with an estimated opening weekend tally of $33.3 million. Not a bad debut, but mixed reviews may not bode well for the staying power of the Madeleine L’Engle adaptation.

The Strangers: Prey at Night also debuted this past weekend to the tune of $10.5 million. This was in line with most expectations, though middling reviews suggest that the second film in The Strangers series may become a stranger to the top ten sooner rather than later.

These two new releases dropped Red Sparrow from second-place to fourth this weekend earning $8.2 million. Despite the drop, he Jennifer Lawrence film raised its worldwide total to $82.9 million. In its third week of release, the comedy Game Night rounded out the top five earning $7.9 million. The family-friendly Peter Rabbit finished in the sixth spot with $6.8 million to bring its five-week total to $93.5 million. In its second week of release, the Bruce Willis-led Death Wish added $6.6 million despite falling to the sixth spot from the third. The final new-release debut of the weekend, The Hurricane Heist, debuted at number eight with $3.2 million.

Despite falling from the sixth to the ninth spot in the top ten, Annihilation managed to bring in $3.2 million to raise its three-week total to $26.1 million as it prepares to bow out of the top ten. Finally, the box-office stalwart of the past twelve weeks, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle finished in the tenth spot to bring its cumulative total to a whopping $397.3 million.

Next weekend sees the release of Tomb Raider, which will certainly shake up the box office once again.

Weekend Box Office (March 9th – March 11th)

  1. Black Panther…$41.1 Million
  2. A Wrinkle in Time…$33.3 Million
  3. The Strangers: Prey at Night…$10.5 Million
  4. Red Sparrow…$8.2 Million
  5. Game Night…$7.9 Million
  6. Peter Rabbit…$6.8 Million
  7. Death Wish…$6.6 Million
  8. The Hurricane Heist…$3.2 Million
  9. Annihilation…$3.2 Million
  10. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle…$2.8 Million

 

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.

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