Despite the presence of New Line’s Black Adam and Universal’s franchise title Halloween Ends at the October box office, the drought we’ve been weathering since the second frame of August with U.S./Canada weekend ticket sales averaging $58M has been stinging to say the least.
But here comes Disney Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to put the world back on its feet. Expect the Ryan Coogler directed and written sequel to the 3x Oscar winning, $1.3 billion worldwide grossing hit to do between $175M-$185M stateside at 4,300 theaters and another $180M+ abroad for a worldwide start between $355M to $365M, which will make it the third highest debut of the pandemic after Spider-Man: No Way Home ($568M) and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness ($429M).
That’s more than plenty to underscore the notion that moviegoing isn’t dead, it’s just about product. That said, expect Wakanda Forever to rule for a while.
It wouldn’t be surprising if it even beats Disney’s own Thanksgiving animation title Strange World over the Thanksgiving day stretch.
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