Black Adam from DC has already lost money to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The most recent Phase 4 theatrical film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe debuted on November 11 in theatres. The movie explores how the various Wakandan characters from the first movie are processing T’Challa’s passing, a development that was added to the plot after Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death in 2020. In addition, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, the ruler of Talokan’s undersea realm, poses a fresh threat to Ramonda, Shuri, and the rest of Wakanda. Winston Duke as M’Baku, Danai Gurira as Okoye, and Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia are among the MCU actors who are making a comeback.
Before its second weekend in theatres, THR reports that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has made $400.4 million in box office revenue. The previous superhero film for the post-summer season, DC’s Dwayne Johnson movie Black Adam, has already topped the film’s total. Black Adam had a record-breaking opening weekend on October 21 before drastically declining after that. The most successful November launch weekend in history was achieved by Wakanda Forever, which makes it an especially tough competitor.
How much Black Panther 2 might earn at the end of its theatrical run
Between Black Adam, which is currently at #12, and Uncharted, which is currently at #10, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is currently the year’s eleventh-highest-grossing movie globally. The movie is anticipated to surpass Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore to claim the #7 spot by the conclusion of this weekend with a total gross of at least $550 million.
Certainly, Black Panther 2’s future appears promising. By the end of the year, it still stands a good chance of placing in the top 5 worldwide for 2022, most likely finding a comfortable middle ground between Doctor Strange’s $955.8 million and Minions: The Rise of Gru’s $937.2. This is despite the fact that it is currently trailing this year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the original Black Panther significantly. While that may seem shockingly low compared to the $1.3 billion worldwide gross of the first movie, it’s crucial to remember that Marvel movies have not been screening in China for the previous few years, a sizable overseas market that helped boost pre-pandemic titles like Black Panther.
Over the course of the upcoming month, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will undoubtedly have the opportunity to establish itself. Before James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water opens on December 16, there won’t be any wide-release cinema competition for it. There isn’t a tentpole targeting the exact same PG-13 demographic, giving Wakanda a huge open field in which to rake in as much money as it can, even though movies like David Harbour’s killer Christmas movie Violent Night and Disney’s new animated project Strange World may have a shot at taking the #1 spot for their respective weekends.