LOS ANGELES: "Black Panther" continued its dominance at the North American box office in straight fourth weekend with $41.1 million, easily topping the opening weekend of "A Wrinkle in Time" with $33.5 million.
Keeping up its record-setting ways in theaters over the weekend, The Disney/Marvel superhero title declined, generating the third-highest fourth weekend of all time, trailing only "Avatar" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
While Black Panther´s opening in China boosted its international takings to $516.6 million, pushing its overall total past the $1 billion mark.
"Panther" stars Chadwick Boseman as the superhero king of a utopian if fictional African country.
"A Wrinkle in Time," a science fantasy adventure that celebrates diversity and powerful women, took in $33.3 million for its opening weekend.