Disney-Marvel’s Black Panther has surpassed Beauty and the Beast to become the ninth-highest grosser in North America of all time in only 18 days of release.
Black Panther pulled in $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.
