“Black Panther” is maintaining its clutch on the top spot at the box office for the third-straight week, beating new movies featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Bruce Willis.
The Marvel superhero film from Walt Disney Co ., which has been transgressing sales records, accumulated $65.7 million at cinemas in the U.S. and Canada, ComScore Inc. calculated Sunday in an email. It was the third-best third weekend for any movie ever. JLaw’s” Red Sparrow” and the remake “Death Wish” featuring Willis placed second and third.
The first blockbuster with a black superhero in the leading role, “Black Panther” has become a symbol for promoting diversity in the movie industry. Issues like inclusion and sexual harassment in the entertainment industry will also be in the spotlight Sunday night when the Academy Awards are handed out in Hollywood.
Box Office Mojo was forecasting $65 million in weekend sales for “Black Panther.” For 2018, the film contributes all others with all revenues of $501.1 million, surpassing the half-billion-dollar mark two days faster than” Sun Conflicts: The Last Jedi .” Universal Pictures’ erotic series “Fifty Shades Freed” is in second-place this year with $95.6 million.
“Death Wish,” a remaking from MGM, opened with weekend sales of $13 million. Willis stars as a human who becomes a vigilante after his family is attacked, re-creating the role originally played by Charles Bronson in 1974. BoxOfficePro was forecasting $19.5 million for the picture, which was mostly panned by top critics.
21st Century Fox’s” Red Sparrow” earned an estimated $17 million, missing the $19 million predict of BoxOfficePro. Lawrence stars as a honey trap and snoop targeting a CIA agent. Top critics were mostly negative, according to aggregator RottenTomatoes.com.
Globally, “Black Panther” generated sale of $121.9 million this weekend for a total $897.7 million to date, ComScore said.
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