Ryan Coogler Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has passed the $400 million mark at the worldwide box office before entering its second weekend.
The Marvel Studios and Disney tentpole ended Wednesday with a domestic gross of $213.2 million and an international gross of $187.2 million for a worldwide total of $400.4 million. Wakanda forever began opening in select international markets on November 9.
The sequel launched $181 million in North America last weekend, a November record. It was also the second-biggest box office debut of 2022 to date, trailing fellow Marvel Studios’ picture Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness ($187.4 million). The film’s strong performance helped propel the Disney empire past $3 billion in global ticket sales earlier this week.
Wakanda forever is expected to continue to be a powerhouse during the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the busiest movie runs of the year.
With regard to this weekend, the Black Panther sequels will easily remain at the top of the global chart. Domestically, it’s expected to gross at least $70 million plus, which could bring its worldwide gross to $550 million or more by Sunday’s end.
New broad offerings this weekend at the domestic box office include Searchlight’s bon vivant horror comedy The menu, which follows to open in the high single digits. The prospects for Universal’s adult drama She saidthose chronicles The New York Times exposé of Harvey Weinstein, are more muted.
At the special box office, new entries include MGM and United Artists’ Bones and allwhich opens in select movie theaters on Friday before expanding nationwide on Thanksgiving Eve.
