BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER Passes $200 Million At The Domestic Box Office

On the heels of its record-breaking opening weekend, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has passed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office.

Deadline's latest update puts Ryan Coogler's powerful sequel at $204.8M after five days on general release. The movie took in $12.4M yesterday, giving it the third highest-grossing Tuesday of November after Frozen 2 ($20.8M) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($15.96M).

Though some believe Wakanda Forever's lengthy run-time may ultimately hinder its performance going forward, it's currently the only major blockbuster release in theaters (aside from Black Adam) for those off school (45% out Monday and Tuesday, 80% on break Wednesday and 100% on Thanksgiving and Black Friday), and is not expected to be troubled too much by Disney's animated Strange World.

Black Panther 2 is now closing in on $500M worldwide, but can it hope to match its predecessor's mighty $1 billion+ global haul? As things stand, analysts seem to believe somewhere around $800M - $850M is a more realistic outcome, but nobody expected the first movie to climb as high as it did, either.

Have you been to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever yet? If so, be sure to let us know what you thought of the movie in the comments section (you can check out our review here).

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.