It ’s a lot — but if anyone can do it , it ’s the King of Wakanda .
Ticket marketer Fandangois reportingthat Marvel Studios ’ approaching film Black Panther is “ outpace all superhero movies in progression ticket sales , ” bunk the late drawing card , 2016 ’s Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice . That , and the news the film’searly tracking predictsa $ 100 million to $ 120 million opening has us question , how high can Black Panther go ?
In terms of February openings , the one to shell is Deadpool , which grossed$132 million on its opening weekend back in 2016 . That number seems attainable with the former trailing and increased pre - sales , plus the fact that Deadpool was an universal gas constant - rate film . Black Panther is PG-13 .
So let ’s go bigger . What would Black Panther have to make to have , permit ’s say , the bountiful superhero opening of all sentence ? Or even become the highest - grossing superhero film of all time ? Well , T’Challa would have to defeat his own allies .
Marvel ’s own moving picture The Avengers is the gold standard in both categories . In 2012 , it afford with a staggering $ 207,438,708 on its first weekend , leading to a total revenue of $ 623,357,910 . That stand for , $ 1 more than those phone number is answer to the interrogation of the headline .
Here are the ease of the best opening weekends in superhero motion-picture show history .
1 . The Avengers – $ 207,438,708
2 . Avengers : Age of Ultron – $ 191,271,109
3 . Captain America : Civil War ( Black Panther ’s first show in the MCU ) – $ 179,139,142
4 . Iron Man 3 – $ 174,144,585
5 . Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice – $ 166,007,347
The rest of the tilt is here , but we ’ll stop there because , if Black Panther is outpace Batman v Superman , it ’s imaginable it could crack up that already impressive top five .
Moving on , here are the top five gross superhero movies of all time , without inflation .
1 . The Avengers – $ 623,357,910
2 . The Dark Knight – $ 534,858,444
3 . Avengers : Age of Ultron – $ 459,005,868
4 . The Dark Knight surface – $ 448,139,099
5 . Wonder Woman – $ 412,563,408
That ’s a somewhat impressive and staggering list . But , if Black Panther spread to around $ 150 million , thengreat reviewsand word of mouth star to a few more solid weekends — the sky is the limit .
Black Panther spread February 16 .
[ Box Office Mojo ]
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