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Disney’s ‘Wakanda Forever’ Reaps $181.3 Million, Lifting AMC

  • Black Panther sequel scores the year’s second-biggest opening
  • Black female heroes helped attract women to theaters

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Source: Marvel Studios
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the latest superhero picture from Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel unit, topped the weekend box office in the US and Canada with $181.3 million in ticket sales.

The studio expected the film to generate $175 million domestically in its debut, while Boxoffice Pro estimated it would take in $170 million to $205 million. Globally the film collected $330 million, Disney said in a statement Sunday.