Black Panther's dominance continues on Box Office for 5th Straight Weekend

LOS ANGELES: After completing successful opening month with its dominance, “Black Panther” has become the first movie since 2000’s “Avatar” to lead the weekend box office five straight weekends.

As per studio estimates, Black Panther made $27 million in ticket sales over the weekend, pushing its domestic haul to $605.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed more than $1.1 billion.

Meanwhile, the rebooted “Tomb Raider,” starring Alicia Vikander, opened with $23.5 million. That was a modest start for the $90 million film, but the film is being expected to be the top ticket-seller in China over the weekend.

The Christian drama “I Can Only Imagine” blew away expectations to open with $17.1 million. It’s about the singer who wrote one of the most popular songs in Christian music.

The gay teen romance “Love, Simon” debuted with $11.5 million.