‘Wakanda Forever’ Clears $204M+, Eyes $70M+ 2nd Weekend As Counterprogramming Tries To Find Life – Box Office Preview

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A very vibrant runway leading into Thanksgiving for sure for movie theaters as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is headed for a second weekend down around -60% for $70M-$72M.

Through five days, the Ryan Coogler-directed Disney and Marvel Studios sequel has amassed $204.8M with Tuesday earning $12.4M, the third best Tuesday of November after Frozen 2 ($20.8M, Nov.

26, 2019) and Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($15.96M, Nov. 26, 2013). While some believe that Wakanda Forever‘s running time might be its Achilles heel in regards to long legs, it is the only must-see title on the marquee for those off from school (45% out Monday and Tuesday, 80% on break Wednesday and 100% on Thanksgiving and Black Friday).

Disney also has the family animated title Strange World arriving Wednesday. Trying to budge in and annex those adults who’ll decide to finally head to the movies over the holiday stretch is Searchlight’s Anya Taylor Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes genre title The Menu and Universal’s feature adaptation of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey book, She Said.