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Black Panther Passes ‘Beauty and the Beast’, becomes 9th at All-Time Box office

The dominance of “Black Panther” at the box office was also felt at the Oscars ceremony, now it has surpassed "Beauty and the Beast" to become the ninth-highest grosser in North America of all time in only 18 days of release.

By Web Desk
March 07, 2018


LOS ANGELES: The dominance of “Black Panther” at the box office was also felt at the Oscars ceremony, now it has surpassed "Beauty and the Beast" to become the ninth-highest grosser in North America of all time in only 18 days of release.

According to details, “Black Panther” got more than a couple shoutouts,  it has added $4.7 million on Monday to lift its domestic total to $506.4 million.

The superhero tentpole trails Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” by $26 million for the eighth slot on the list.

“Black Panther” will face competition this weekend from Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” which has been tracking to launch in the $30 million to $38 million range. Three other titles — STX’s “Gringo,” Entertainment Studios’ “Hurricane Heist” and Aviron’s “The Strangers: Prey at Night” — are tracking to open with less than $10 million each.

The third domestic weekend for “Black Panther” was the third best of all time at $66.3 million, trailing only “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Avatar.”