Wakanda Forever conquers the box office with a global debut of 330 million dollars

The Marvel Studios Adventure Black Panther: Wakanda Forever drew crowds to movie theaters around the world over the weekend, selling an estimated $330 million in tickets and setting a November record in USA y Canada.

The sequel to the 2018 Oscar-nominated blockbuster Black Panther grossed about $180 million in domestic theaters from Thursday night through Sunday, the distributor said Walt Disney Co. That marked the highest ever total for a November opening, surpassing the 2013 film’s $158.1 million. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Outside of the domestic market, Wakanda Forever grossed about $150 million from Wednesday through Sunday. It was the highest-grossing Hollywood release in all markets.

The results provided a boost to movie theaters, which have struggled to return to pre-pandemic ticket sales levels. The domestic total stood as the 13th film debut of all time.

“One of the top 15 new releases of all time tells me that the box office is pretty healthy when there’s something audiences want to see,” said Jeff Bock, an analyst at Exhibitor Relations Co. “Marvel time and time again delivers something audiences want to see.” want to see”.

The Black Panther original, starring Chadwick Boseman as King T’Challa, led the way as the first superhero film with a predominantly black cast. The film grossed $1.3 billion worldwide and became the only superhero film to be nominated for best picture at the awards. of the Academy.

Marvel had to remake Wakanda Forever due to Boseman’s death from cancer in 2020, just before filming began.

The studio decided not to cast another actor in the role of T”Challa. Instead, writer-director Ryan Coogler created a new film that centers on T”Challa’s younger sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright), her mother, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), and other women who step up to help lead the bereaved nation.

Critics praised the sequel, saying that Marvel managed to pay homage to Chadwick Boseman, while delivering a compelling film despite the loss of the popular leading man.

The tape obtained an 84% positive assessment from critics and 95% from the public in the reviews collected on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

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