Black Panther: Wakanda Forever remains on top for the fifth weekend... as box office nears a new low

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With just days left until what may be the biggest movie of 2022 - Avatar: The Way of Water - the box office hit a near new low for the year, as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever repeated on top for a fifth straight weekend.The Marvel Studios sequel dropped just 36.7% in its fifth weekend in theaters, taking in $11.1 million for an easy win, in a weekend where there were no new movies arriving in wide release.The $38.3 million cumulatively earned at the box office was the second lowest of the year (just ahead of the $34.87 million on January 28-30), though A24's critically-acclaimed indie The Whale did set a new 2022 for the best limited opening per-screen average of the year.

Biggest?: With just days left until what may be the biggest movie of 2022 - Avatar: The Way of Water - the box office hit a near new low for the year, as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever repeated on top for a fifth straight weekend Sequel: The Marvel Studios sequel dropped just 36.7% in its fifth weekend in theaters, taking in $11.1 million for an easy win, in a weekend where there were no new movies arriving in wide release Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever dropped 130 theaters in its fifth weekend to 3,725, with a per-screen average of just $2,979.This weekend's tally brought the superhero sequel's domestic tally over $400 million, with $409.8 million.

Director Ryan Coogler's hit sequel has taken in an additional $358 million in foreign markets for a worldwide tally of $767.8 million.

Fifth weekend: Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever dropped 130 theaters in its fifth weekend to 3,725, with a per-screen average of just $2,979 Worldwide: Director Ryan Coogler's hit sequel has taken in an additional $358 million in foreign markets for a.