BLACK PANTHER Becomes Domestic Box Office's 17th Highest Earning Release In Less Than Two Weeks

According to Variety, Disney and Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER has officially been named the 17th highest domestic release. The feat has come only thirteen days after the films theatrical release. Domestically, it has earned $428.7 million. This feat results in the film ranking higher than films like THE LION KING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MANS CHEST, and HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE. Read more about it from Variety here!

Disney estimated that BLACK PANTHER would take in $218 million for Presidents Day weekend, then revised that number upward on Monday morning by an astounding $17 million. The movie finished Sunday with a $60.1 million - the second best Sunday in industry history, just slightly behind 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" record of $60.6 million.

Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER follows T'Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king-and Black Panther-is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life

BLACK PANTHER stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, with Angela Bassett, with Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.

The film is directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige with Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nate Moore, Jeffrey Chernov and Stan Lee serving as executive producers. Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole wrote the screenplay.