Ryan Coogler’s global monster hit is the fifth biggest debut ever for a superhero title in the world’s second-biggest movie market.
Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has completed the final leg of its global victory tour with a heroic opening weekend in China.
The Marvel Disney tentpole pulled in $66.5 million from Friday to Sunday, the market’s fifth biggest debut ever for a superhero title, according to Disney data. Throughout the weekend, Panther commanded an impressive 55 percent market share.
The powerful China performance puts a final nail in the coffin for the pernicious myth that movies led by all-black casts can’t perform well internationally, particularly in East Asia.
Marvel tentpoles have consistently done big business in the Middle Kingdom but Black Panther‘s $66.5 million opening haul far exceeded similar character-launch titles, including Guardians of the Galaxy ($30 million), Ant-Man ($42.8 million) and Doctor…
