BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER Begins International Box Office Rollout With $10 Million Opening Day

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER Begins International Box Office Rollout With $10 Million Opening Day

Marvel Studios' Black Panther sequel began its international rollout today (last night in some territories), and Ryan Coogler's film is off to a strong start with a reported $10 million opening...

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By MarkCassidy - Nov 10, 2022 02:11 PM EST

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever doesn't hit US theaters until tomorrow (or later tonight, depending on your location), but Marvel Studios' final Phase 4 feature has been rolling out overseas since Wednesday, and it's off to a strong start at the international box office.

According to Deadline, Ryan Coogler's emotionally-charged sequel took in $10.1M from 17 international markets, including France, Germany, Italy and Korea. In like-for-likes, these numbers put Wakanda Forever ahead of DC's Black Adam and The Batman, but below the first Black Panther and the most recent MCU movie, Thor: Love & Thunder.

As things stand, Black Panther 2 is expected to take in upwards of $365 million globally over the course of its opening weekend.

The review embargo lifted on Tuesday (you'll find our verdict here), and Wakanda Forever is currently "certified fresh" at 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Are you guys planning on seeing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opening night/weekend?

In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, and Alex Livanalli.

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2050
2050 - 11/10/2022, 2:18 PM
I doubt this movie will reach the financial heights of the first film, but I do hope it clears $1B at the very least. It’s not an easy thing to do in today’s market compared to 3 years ago, but it’ll be a milestone if it does.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/10/2022, 2:44 PM
@2050 - The first one was released in February,Black History Month.

That helped a great deal.
mountainman
mountainman - 11/10/2022, 3:12 PM
@marvel72 - It probably did but this has no real competition until Avatar 2 comes out. And it should still have legs through the Christmas holiday. I think it’ll crack $1 billion for sure, but most likely will not out earn the first one.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/10/2022, 4:35 PM
@mountainman - Yeah it's got a month to do some damage but I think the lack of T'Challa is going to hurt it a bit.
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 11/10/2022, 5:14 PM
@marvel72 - the lack of T'Challa made me not buy the ticket.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/10/2022, 5:39 PM
@VictorAlonzo - Me to,I found Shuri annoying,why would I want to see someone that is annoying become Black Panther.

T'Challa was fantastic in Captain America:Civil War made me excited in seeing Black Panther which in my opinion is overrated but still better than most of phase 4.

They should have just recast the role.
DTor91
DTor91 - 11/10/2022, 7:24 PM
@marvel72 @victoralonzo You’re writing off an entire film without knowing what it did or what it’s handling, and not even know how Shuri could totally change as a character as a result.

It handles all of these things really well and paves a way for a future. But hey, don’t see it and pretend to know the plot otherwise.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/10/2022, 7:44 PM
@DTor91 - Spoilers are on YouTube,it sounds pretty bad in places.
I will watch it when the hype has died down,Disney Plus will do me fine.
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 11/10/2022, 8:24 PM
@DTor91 - nah. I'll watch it when it comes to streaming. I'm dissapointed that they chose this route instead of recasting.

The Mariner vs Panther rivalry shouldn't have a stand in, and I don't want to pay to watch mourning for a character that shouldn't be dead.
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 11/11/2022, 6:14 AM
@marvel72 - Also the fact that the first movie is far superior.
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 11/11/2022, 6:15 AM
@marvel72 - I can understand if you found Shuri annoying but she's not like that in this movie.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 11/10/2022, 2:22 PM
I love this movie!!!

Took my mother to see, which her mom(my grandmother just passed away this year), so it hit us hard in the feels
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 11/10/2022, 2:23 PM
As much as I'm gonna miss Boseman I'm still excited to see it with the talent involved. Coogler makes good movies.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/10/2022, 2:24 PM
In case anybody missed it on the Spoiler article:

RIP Carlos Pacheco.

That's like the 7th comic book legend this year.
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 11/11/2022, 6:19 AM
@ObserverIO - Damn.. Makes me feel uncomfortable every time I hear an artist I liked has passed
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 11/10/2022, 2:29 PM
I already saw a spoiler on my YouTube feed. That site is poison.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/10/2022, 2:29 PM
Just 4 more hours. My showing sold out.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 11/10/2022, 2:33 PM
I’m sure the movie will be amazing, and make lots of money lol
ShellHead
ShellHead - 11/10/2022, 3:05 PM
Seeing some negative reviews on RT say that it's too serious and like, the [frick] do these people want anymore.

I haven't seen it yet (going tonight) but BP2 getting mid 80's has convinced me now that every CBM coming out will get an extra kick in the nuts from critics that are wanting these movies to go down. I'm pretty convinced at this point that they have a conscious bias.
Timelessicons
Timelessicons - 11/10/2022, 3:21 PM
@ShellHead - I believe so too. It seems like every critic wants to be the first to bring pure misery to everyone by putting every single aspect of a movie down. Fans are clearly separated in many instances. At what point are people as a whole, going to realize that critics and such sites have become toxic in nature and word of mouth from moviegoers is a better measurement than the ravings of a butthurt/egotistical critic? To each their own I suppose.
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 11/10/2022, 4:31 PM
@ShellHead - I came to that realization with black adam
StSteven
StSteven - 11/10/2022, 6:12 PM
@ShellHead - It's too serious? A movie that centers around the death of its main character and its repercussions while also paying tribute to the real actor who really died in real life?!? What the f**k were these people expecting? Like, the main cast breaking out into a musical number akin to "Christmas in Heaven" from "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" midway through the movie to lighten the mood? Jesus. "BP2" is too serious, "Thor:L&T" is too funny, if it isn't just like "Iron Man 1" then it's crap. Unless it IS just like "Iron Man 1" ("Doctor Strange 1", etc.) then it's crap. Fine. Fine fine fine. Then try something brand new like "Eternals". Nope still crap. Well, at least most people mostly liked "Werewolf by Night".

So I guess they can make some more black and white monster movies. Wait! Nope, because then it's going to suffer the "Iron Man" Phase 1 formula-repetition problem... Wait! I've got it! Someone get Seth Green's ass in here and let's do an entire MCU movie as stop motion action figures. Everyone likes "Robot Chicken", right? I've got a pretty good collection of those retro Marvel 3.75" action figures in boxes that I'm willing to donate but ONLY if I get an executive producer credit. Marvel: call me. You know the number (the one that calls you daily that you keep hanging up on).
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 11/10/2022, 3:40 PM
Anyone see NWH’s 600 worldwide? Me personally, I’ll shave a Buck off that: 500, give or take 25 milly
PoolParty
PoolParty - 11/10/2022, 5:00 PM
They somehow managed to make this one shittier than the first
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