'Black Panther' Passes 'Titanic' on All-Time Box Office List
Ryan Coogler's Marvel blockbuster sinks James Cameron's 1997 epic after surpassing $659 million
'Black Panther''s box office dominance continues as the Marvel blockbuster passed 'Titanic' to become the third highest-grossing film of all time.
By
Daniel Kreps
7 hours ago
Black Panther's box office dominance continues to shatter records as the Marvel blockbuster vaulted past
Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time.
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James Cameron's
Titanic – which enjoyed a 12-year reign as the highest-grossing film until it was usurped by the director's
Avatar in 2009 – fell to Number Four on the all-time list after
Black Panther leapt past the 1997 epic's $659.5 million domestic total,
the Hollywood Reporter writes.
Without adjusting for inflation,
Black Panther now only sits behind
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936 million) and Avatar ($760 million) on the all-time domestic box office list,
according to Box Office Mojo.
Black Panther previously became
the highest-grossing superhero film ever after surpassing The Avengers' $624 million haul. However, that record, as well as the Number Three spot, could be in jeopardy when
Avengers: Infinity War – featuring Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther and his fellow Wakandans – opens in theaters later this month.
Two months after
Black Panther's theatrical release, the Marvel movie continues to resonate culturally: Boseman is scheduled to host tonight's episode of
Saturday Night Live, marking the second
SNL episode this season to feature a
Black Panther actor; Sterling K. Brown
hosted the March 11th episode.
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