” Black Panther” has joined an exclusive group in Hollywood — becoming one of only four movies to earn $100 million or more in its second weekend in theaters and easily outdrawing three new releases.
After defining weekday records for a Marvel title, the studio’s first superhero feature starring a black performer in the title role took in an estimated $108 million this weekend in North American theaters, ComScore Inc. said Sunday in an email. The cinema, which likewise stars a largely black cast, beat Walt Disney Co .‘s predict of $83 million to $95 million, while analysts including Box Office Pro and Box Office Mojo were projecting $101 million to $120 million.
Against competition from three new cinemas,” Black Panther” continued to draw in devotees who want to celebrate Disney’s first black superhero and its depiction of a powerful African commonwealth. Moviegoers in cities like Atlanta and Memphis, where African-American populations are biggest, turned out in force. The movie will test the Chinese market in coming weeks.
Warner Bros .’ comedy” Game Night” was the most significant contender, landing in second place with $16.6 million, compared with Box Office Pro’s estimation of $16 million. The cinema from Time Warner Inc.’s movie division features Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams as a pair whose weekly murder-mystery party turns into a real occurrence that they must solve. It scored 78 percent positive examines from top critics, according to aggregator Rottentomatoes.com.
Adult audiences likewise had the choice of Paramount Pictures’ “Annihilation,” which landed in fourth place with sale of $11 million.
From director Alex Garland, who had a critical hit with “Ex Machina,” the film stars Natalie Portman as a biologist who takes on an expedition into an environmental disaster zone after her husband goes missing. Oscar Isaac and Jennifer Jason Leigh co-star in the picture from Viacom Inc.’s movie division. It scored 83 percentage positive examines with top critics.
Also opening this weekend was the MGM teen fantasy “Every Day,” which made its debut with sale of $3.1 million, thumping Box Office Pro’s$ 3 million prediction. It’s the first picture MGM has distributed in wide-ranging release in years, use its recreated Orion brand for small budget features. The producer of the James Bond movies has been rebuilding its distribution ability since emerging from bankruptcy in 2010.
“Every Day” is based on a New York Times bestseller about a teen girl who falls in love with a person who occupies a different torso every day. The cinema expensed$ 5 million to stimulate, according to the studio.
The No. 3 movie at the box office this weekend was Sony Corp.’s” Peter Rabbit ,” in the work of its third week at cinemas, which had sales of $12.5 million.
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