The premiere of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will surpass that of “Doctor Strange 2” according to forecasts

A new Marvel Cinematic Universe release is pretty much always synonymous with box office success, but it’s been on a streak lately that everything has to outdo itself. ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ was released in theaters worldwide on November 11, even if in countries like the United States there were already passes on the night from Thursday to Friday, and according to forecasts, in the opening weekend it could reach 180/200 million dollars in the domestic market alone.

Available in 4,396 theaters in the United States, Ryan Coogler’s film grossed $28 million in preview and hit $80 million on Friday, Therefore, if it continues on this path, it could even exceed the 187.4 million that, in three days, reached ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, although it should finish slightly behind. In the case of this sequel starring Benedict Cumberbatch, the box office was down 36% on Saturday and 32% on Sunday. In the international market, ‘Wakanda Forever’ was reported to have added about $30.8 million on Friday.

For a little more context, let’s recall that in his time, in 2018, ‘Black Panther’ grossed $202 million at its premiere and ended his business career above a billion global dollars. However, it should be noted that pre-pandemic normality has not yet been recovered in cinemas.

If “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” managed to surpass “Doctor Strange 2”, he would snatch the best-of-the-year title he now holds. Right now they are followed in the charts by ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ ($145 million), ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ ($144 million), ‘The Batman’ ($134 million) and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ ($126 million). million) million). ).

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Starring Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne and Martin Freeman, ‘Wakanda Forever’ is set a few years after the original ‘Black Panther’ and tells us that T’ Challa (Chadwick Boseman), King of Wakanda, died of a disease that his sister Shuri desperately tried to cure by synthetically recreating the heart-shaped herb destroyed by Killmonger. Queen Ramonda, Shuri, Okoye and Nakia must pick up the pieces of the nation and lead a country that faces attack by an undersea kingdom led by the all-powerful Namor. ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is out now in theaters.