Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is reigning over the box office.
The superhero sequel earned $84 million from 4,396 locations on its opening day. That figures includes $28 million in Thursday previews, which marked the 15th-highest preview gross in history and bested the first “Black Panther’s” figure by $3 million. It’s also the second biggest opening day of the year, behind the $90.4 million earned by fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe entry “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” follows the rulers of the African country as they cope with the loss of King T’Challa, played in the 2018 original by Chadwick Boseman. Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020. When Wakanda faces an attack from an underwater kingdom led by Namor , Queen Ramonda , Shuri and Nakia must band together to save their country.
“Black Adam” looks to take second on domestic charts. Dwayne Johnson’s antihero origin story earned $2.75 million on Friday, down 42% from a week ago. The DC entry should expand its domestic gross to $150 million through the weekend.
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