'Black Panther' just had the biggest box office debut ever for a Marvel solo movie

Get the Full StoryExcited for Black Panther? So are we. Which is why we're rolling out obsessive coverage with Black Panther Week.

We knew Black Panther would be a hit. And now, the box office figures are here to prove it.

The latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened with an estimated 218 million earned over the weekend, including Monday's holiday. That's enough to give King T'Challa's adventures in Wakanda a second-place finish among all other MCU movie openings.

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Black Panther's Friday-Saturday-Sunday opening accounts for an estimated 192 million. That's just enough to secure an all time top-five finish among Friday-Saturday-Sunday opening weekends, behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens 248 million , Star Wars: The Last Jedi 220 million , Jurassic World 208.8 million , and The Avengers 207.4 million . Read more...More about Entertainment, Film, Disney, Marvel Studios, and Marvel Cinematic Universe

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