‘Wakanda Forever’ holds pulse of theaters’ box office in 2nd week

‘Wakanda Forever’ holds pulse of theaters’ box office in 2nd week

Disney and Marvel’s extremely anticipated sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” dominated the North American field workplace for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $67.3 million, in accordance with business watcher Exhibitor Relations’ report on Sunday.

That takes for the sequel to the massively widespread “Black Panther” – with the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda once more combating for its survival – was a bit beneath business expectations regardless of a present international whole of $546 million, commerce publications stated.

But it was nonetheless greater than seven occasions its closest competitor in North American theaters, Searchlight’s new horror-comedy movie “The Menu,” which took in $9 million for the Friday-through-Sunday interval.


This image released by Marvel Studios shows Winston Duke in a scene from
This picture launched by Marvel Studios reveals Winston Duke in a scene from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” (AP Photo)

“The Menu” stars Ralph Fiennes as a celeb chef who prepares an elaborate – and more and more creepy – meal for a bunch of rich, entitled folks (together with Anya Taylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit”) who don’t know what, or who’s about to be served.

In third place was a shock success, “The Chosen Season 3: Episodes 1 & 2,” a crowd-funded Christian film that pulled in $8.2 million. “By Christian drama film standards, it’s a very good opening,” stated David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

In its fifth week out, Warner Bros.’ superhero movie “Black Adam” positioned fourth, at $4.5 million. Dwayne Johnson stars within the “Shazam!” spinoff.

In fifth place was the Universal rom-com “Ticket to Paradise,” at $3.2 million. Julia Roberts and George Clooney star.

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