The box office is buzzing as November kicks into full swing. Next weekend, many movie critics will be locked into the highly-anticipated picture, She Said. This weekend, all eyes will be on the debut of the long-awaited Black Panther sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. From a box office perspective, the Marvel film will not disappoint during its opening weekend. Early projections indicate that the film will bring in between $175 million and $185 million stateside through Sunday. Globally, the film is expected to generate approximately $180 outside of the U.S. In total, experts project the film will bring in between $355 and $365 million in its first weekend.
The film is not expected to outpace the economic success of its successor, but it is expected to do well in comparison to its peers. If projections hold, it will have the third-best box office performance of the “COVID-19 era.” Previously, Spider-Man: No Way Home generated $568 million on its opening weekend and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness pulled in $429 during its first weekend.
As a box office product, film industry insiders expect Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to be the top-performing film through Thanksgiving.
“That said, expect Wakanda Forever to rule for a while. It wouldn’t be surprising if it even beats Disney’s own Thanksgiving animation title Strange World over the Thanksgiving day stretch,” Anthony D’Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione Deadline write.
“There’s a very good chance Wakanda Forever could reign well into December until Disney shows up with 20th Century Studios’ highly anticipated sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, on Dec. 16.”
