After weeks of speculating which film could slow Black Panther`s impressive roll, Pacific Rim Uprising took the top spot at the domestic box office. 
 
Universal and Legendary`s Pacific Rim Uprising landed a respectable $28 million opening weekend at 3,708 locations. The monster battle movie has garnered mixed critical response, with a current 46 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Though it opened with a softer debut than Guillermo del Toro`s predecessor Pacific Rim, which saw $37 million in July 2013, the sequel was enough to dethrone Black Panther in the superhero tentpole`s sixth weekend. 
 
Steven S. DeKnight co-wrote and directed Pacific Rim Uprising&nbspwith a reported $150 million budget. The original, which starred Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, and Robert Kazinsky, went on to gross $411 million at the worldwide box office, thanks to a strong international showing, especially in China, where it made $112 million compared to the U.S.` $101.8 million. 
 
The sequel is set 10 years after the Battle of the Breach with a new generation of Jaeger pilots ready to combat the evolving Kaiju monsters and prevent humanity`s extinction. John Boyega plays Jake Pentecost, the son of Elba`s character Stacker Pentecost, who sacrificed his life in the first film. Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, and Day also star. 
Still, in its sixth weekend, Black Panther&nbspcontinues to be a powerhouse, nabbing the No. 2 spot with $17 million at 3,370 sites. That number lands Black Panther&nbspone of the seven highest sixth weekends in history. To date, the Marvel film has taken in $631 million, making it the fifth-highest all-time domestic grosses ahead of The Avengers. 
 
"It had to happen at some point, and Universal`s Pacific Rim Uprising&nbspnow holds the distinction of being the film that took over `Black Panther`s` long-standing position as king of the weekend box office mountain," Paul Dergarabedian, a box office analyst at comScore, said. "The latest Disney superhero film has been an absolute marvel, holding onto the top spot for a whopping five weeks, while sprinting its way up the all-time charts and now stands as the fifth highest grossing film of all-time in North America and ranks twelfth globally after just 38 days in theatres. 
 
Meanwhile, Roadside Attraction and Lionsgate`s faith-based I Can Only Imagine&nbspremains a force in its second weekend with $13 million from 2,253 sites. Based on the story behind the best-selling Christian song, "I Can Only Imagine" earned a surprisingly strong $17.1 million at the domestic box office, bringing its total up to $38 million. 
 
Following I Can Only Imagine`s&nbspsuccess, biblical drama Paul, Apostle of Christ&nbspopened in line with estimates with $5 million at 1,473 sites over Palm Sunday weekend. The story follows James Faulkner as Saint Paul in his last days awaiting execution by Emperor Nero in Rome. Directed by Andrew Hyatt, the film also stars Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley, and John Lynch.

Also opening this weekend was Paramount Pictures and MGM`s animated comedy Sherlock Gnomes,&nbspwhich saw $10 million at 3,662 locations. That`s significantly lower than initial tracking estimates between $13 million to $18 million. The sequel to 2011`s Gnomeo & Juliet,&nbspwhich reeled in $194 million worldwide, sees the petite pair recruiting detective Sherlock Gnomes and his sidekick, Gnome Watson, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden gnomes. Directed by John Stevenson and executive produced by Elton John, it features the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Johnny Depp. 
 
The second weekend of Alicia Vikander`s Tomb Raider landed $10 million from 3,854 locations, bringing its grosses up to $41 million, while the second weekend of Love, Simon&nbsptook in $7 million with $23 million to date. 
 
Two smaller releases -- Global Road Entertainment`s Midnight Sun&nbspand Bleecker Street and Fingerprint Releasing`s Unsane&nbsp-- debuted with $4 million and $3.6 million respectively. 
 
Young adult romantic drama Midnight Sun&nbspstars Bella Thorne as a teen who has been sheltered at home since childhood due to a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Steven Soderbergh`s psychological thriller "Unsane" sees Claire Foy as a troubled woman stalked by her ex. Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Aimee Mullins, and Amy Irving round out the cast. 
 
Rounding out the weekend, Wes Anderson`s Isle of Dogs&nbspopened with $1.5 million in limited release, with a screen average of over $58 thousand in 27 theatres. The stop-motion animated film boasts a star-studded ensemble voice cast that includes Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, and Bob Balaban. Set in a dystopian futuristic Japan, dogs have been quarantined on a remote island due to a canine flu. A boy, Atari, ventures to the island to find his dog, Spots.

Black Panther's dream run at the Box Office has finally been disrupted.

After weeks of speculating which film could slow Black Panther`s impressive roll, Pacific Rim Uprising took the top spot at the domestic box office. Universal and Legendary`s Pacific Rim Uprising landed a respectable $28 million opening weekend at 3,708 locations. The monster battle movie has garnered mixed critical response, with a current 46 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Though it opened with a softer debut than Guillermo del Toro`s predecessor Pacific Rim, which saw $37 million in July 2013, the sequel was enough to dethrone Black Panther in the superhero tentpole`s sixth weekend. Steven S. DeKnight co-wrote and directed Pacific Rim Uprising&nbspwith a reported $150 million budget. The original, which starred Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, and Robert Kazinsky, went on to gross $411 million at the worldwide box office, thanks to a strong international showing, especially in China, where it made $112 million compared to the U.S.` $101.8 million. The sequel is set 10 years after the Battle of the Breach with a new generation of Jaeger pilots ready to combat the evolving Kaiju monsters and prevent humanity`s extinction. John Boyega plays Jake Pentecost, the son of Elba`s character Stacker Pentecost, who sacrificed his life in the first film. Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, and Day also star. Still, in its sixth weekend, Black Panther&nbspcontinues to be a powerhouse, nabbing the No. 2 spot with $17 million at 3,370 sites. That number lands Black Panther&nbspone of the seven highest sixth weekends in history. To date, the Marvel film has taken in $631 million, making it the fifth-highest all-time domestic grosses ahead of The Avengers. "It had to happen at some point, and Universal`s Pacific Rim Uprising now holds the distinction of being the film that took over `Black Panther`s` long-standing position as king of the weekend box office mountain," Paul Dergarabedian, a box office analyst at comScore, said. "The latest Disney superhero film has been an absolute marvel, holding onto the top spot for a whopping five weeks, while sprinting its way up the all-time charts and now stands as the fifth highest grossing film of all-time in North America and ranks twelfth globally after just 38 days in theatres. Meanwhile, Roadside Attraction and Lionsgate`s faith-based I Can Only Imagine&nbspremains a force in its second weekend with $13 million from 2,253 sites. Based on the story behind the best-selling Christian song, "I Can Only Imagine" earned a surprisingly strong $17.1 million at the domestic box office, bringing its total up to $38 million. Following I Can Only Imagine`s&nbspsuccess, biblical drama Paul, Apostle of Christ&nbspopened in line with estimates with $5 million at 1,473 sites over Palm Sunday weekend. The story follows James Faulkner as Saint Paul in his last days awaiting execution by Emperor Nero in Rome. Directed by Andrew Hyatt, the film also stars Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley, and John Lynch. Also opening this weekend was Paramount Pictures and MGM`s animated comedy Sherlock Gnomes,&nbspwhich saw $10 million at 3,662 locations. That`s significantly lower than initial tracking estimates between $13 million to $18 million. The sequel to 2011`s Gnomeo & Juliet,&nbspwhich reeled in $194 million worldwide, sees the petite pair recruiting detective Sherlock Gnomes and his sidekick, Gnome Watson, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden gnomes. Directed by John Stevenson and executive produced by Elton John, it features the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Johnny Depp. The second weekend of Alicia Vikander`s Tomb Raider landed $10 million from 3,854 locations, bringing its grosses up to $41 million, while the second weekend of Love, Simon&nbsptook in $7 million with $23 million to date. Two smaller releases -- Global Road Entertainment`s Midnight Sun&nbspand Bleecker Street and Fingerprint Releasing`s Unsane -- debuted with $4 million and $3.6 million respectively. Young adult romantic drama Midnight Sun&nbspstars Bella Thorne as a teen who has been sheltered at home since childhood due to a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Steven Soderbergh`s psychological thriller "Unsane" sees Claire Foy as a troubled woman stalked by her ex. Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Aimee Mullins, and Amy Irving round out the cast. Rounding out the weekend, Wes Anderson`s Isle of Dogs&nbspopened with $1.5 million in limited release, with a screen average of over $58 thousand in 27 theatres. The stop-motion animated film boasts a star-studded ensemble voice cast that includes Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, and Bob Balaban. Set in a dystopian futuristic Japan, dogs have been quarantined on a remote island due to a canine flu. A boy, Atari, ventures to the island to find his dog, Spots.

'Pacific Rim Uprising' upstages 'Black Panther' at the box office

Ever since Black Panther released, it has continued to<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-black-panther-dream-run-at-the-box-office-continues-earns-a-whopping-108-million-in-the-second-weekend-34065" target="_blank"> dominate the worldwide box office</a> with over the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-marvels-black-panther-collects-record-rs-1240-cr-in-opening-weekend-worldwide-33381" target="_blank">top performing numbers</a>. It is in fact, Marvel Studios&#39; best-performing movie till date as Black Panther continues to rake in the moolah. On March 19, we reported that&nbsp;Chadwick Boseman starrer&nbsp;Black Panther&nbsp;has continued to be on the top spot in its<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/black-panther-surpasses-tomb-raider-for-fifth-box-office-crown-36403" target="_blank"> fifth consecutive weekend with $27 million</a> from 3,834 locations in the United States.<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-black-panthers-album-tops-billboard-200-chart-33362" target="_blank"> Also Read:&nbsp;Black Panther&#39;s album tops Billboard 200 Chart</a>

As <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/oscars-2018-guillermo-del-toro-wins-best-director-for-the-shape-of-water-34690" target="_blank">Guillermo del Toro&#39;s</a> new movie Pacific Rim: Uprising released today, fans of the movie franchise feel that it might be able to topple the Black Panther&#39;s dominance on the box-office.&nbsp;

The original Pacific Rim was helmed by the Mexican director while the sequel is produced by him. Del Toro handed over the directorial duties to&nbsp;TV creative Steven S DeKnight (Spartacus, Smallville) for the sequel.&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/black-panther-review-the-film-claws-its-way-into-the-white-dominated-superhero-universe-33034" target="_blank">Also Read:&nbsp;Black Panther review: The film claws its way into the white-dominated superhero universe</a>

&quot;As Black Panther has week after week dispatched a string of high profile newcomers, Pacific Rim likely has the goods to unseat the undisputed king of the box office,&quot; Paul Dergarabedian, senior analyst at comScore, told AFP.

&quot;It&#39;s a testament to the power of Black Panther that at six weeks into its run it still has everyone wondering if it could lead the charge once again.&quot;

The sequel is set 10 years later and follows a new generation of pilots of the first film&#39;s giant &quot;Jaeger&quot; military mechanoids - don&#39;t call them robots - fending off the truly enormous Kaiju monsters aiming to end humanity. Most importantly, it centres around&nbsp;Star Wars sensation John Boyega, whose starring parts since alien attack thriller Attack the Block in 2011 have helped amass an impressive US$3.4 billion worldwide. Boyega plays Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba&#39;s character Stacker, who gave up his life to save the world in the first film.

Black Panther is one of the highest-grossing films of all-time and became the first movie since James Cameron’s Avatar to maintain the number 1 spot for five consecutive weekends

Ever since Black Panther released, it has continued to dominate the worldwide box office with over the top performing numbers. It is in fact, Marvel Studios' best-performing movie till date as Black Panther continues to rake in the moolah. On March 19, we reported that Chadwick Boseman starrer Black Panther has continued to be on the top spot in its fifth consecutive weekend with $27 million from 3,834 locations in the United States. Also Read: Black Panther's album tops Billboard 200 Chart As Guillermo del Toro's new movie Pacific Rim: Uprising released today, fans of the movie franchise feel that it might be able to topple the Black Panther's dominance on the box-office. The original Pacific Rim was helmed by the Mexican director while the sequel is produced by him. Del Toro handed over the directorial duties to TV creative Steven S DeKnight (Spartacus, Smallville) for the sequel. Also Read: Black Panther review: The film claws its way into the white-dominated superhero universe "As Black Panther has week after week dispatched a string of high profile newcomers, Pacific Rim likely has the goods to unseat the undisputed king of the box office," Paul Dergarabedian, senior analyst at comScore, told AFP. "It's a testament to the power of Black Panther that at six weeks into its run it still has everyone wondering if it could lead the charge once again." The sequel is set 10 years later and follows a new generation of pilots of the first film's giant "Jaeger" military mechanoids - don't call them robots - fending off the truly enormous Kaiju monsters aiming to end humanity. Most importantly, it centres around Star Wars sensation John Boyega, whose starring parts since alien attack thriller Attack the Block in 2011 have helped amass an impressive US$3.4 billion worldwide. Boyega plays Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba's character Stacker, who gave up his life to save the world in the first film.

Will 'Pacific Rim Uprising' end 'Black Panther's domination at the box office?

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'Pacific Rim Uprising' upstages 'Black Panther' at the box office

Will 'Pacific Rim Uprising' end 'Black Panther's domination at the box office?