‘Black Panther’ Arrives: Thursday Previews Pacing Between $22M-$24M – Early B.O. Estimate
https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-thursday-night-preview-box-office-1202291093/
We have an early read on Thursday night estimates for
Disney/
Marvel’s
Black Panther — and they look fantastic.
As of right now, sources tell us that the Ryan Coogler-directed movie about Marvel’s Black superhero T’Challa is on a course to make
$22M-$24M tonight. This would rank as the third best Thursday preview night for a Marvel title after
Avengers: Age of Ultron ($27.6M) and
Captain America: Civil War ($25M). On the high-end it’s nearly double the $12.7M what
Deadpool posted prior to its record February four-day weekend of $152.1M. These early estimates for
Black Panther are exclusively from Deadline, so if you see them reported by a rival trade, they got them from us.
Other records being broken: Advance ticket sales continue to go wild over at Fandango with
Black Panther now their fourth biggest pre-seller of all-time behind
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. A few weeks ago, Fandango reported that it was certain that
Black Panther is their biggest superhero ticketseller.
Note there is a margin of error when shooting from the hip this early. These numbers could be much higher by morning. If
Black Panther continues on this pace it’s looking approximately at $65M for Friday (including Thursday), $161M over three and $180M-plus for four. Again, none of this comes from Disney.
Already in its first two days abroad,
Black Panther with $23.3M
is beating the opening figures of MCU deeper universe character Doctor Strange.
It’s a special night and weekend for many people.
Black Panther is a cultural milestone becoming the highest grossing title to star a Black ensemble cast. It will also be a recording breaking opening for African American director Coogler.
Regal cinemas and 270 RealD locations are showing exclusive content from
Black Panther in over 270 locations at 6PM tonight preceding the film.
Octavia Spencer has bought out two Feb. 17 screenings of
Black Panther in Mississippi for those “families who are low on funds”. On January 31, she posted on Instagram that she was planning on buying out some screenings, ” in an underserved community there to ensure that all our brown children can see themselves as a superhero. I will let you know where and when Mississippi. Stay tuned.
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