According to reports, Black Panther managed to beat Deadpool's record for highest ever President Day weekend box office, 2nd highest launch week box office for a Marvel film, and estimated to break The Force Awakens for highest ever Sunday box office record.
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Originally Posted by Destructoid
Disney originally believed the film would bring in only $120 million over the entire four-day weekend. The movie beat that in two. It destroyed Deadpool's Presidents' Day weekend record of $152 million. It broke the record for Thursday previews in February, and was the second highest grossing for a Marvel film. It is close to overtaking (and may do so once final counts are in after the holiday) The Force Awakens for the biggest Sunday box office ever. Estimations put its total four-day weekend gross at a staggering $235 million.
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