Black Panther surpasses Titanic's collection; becomes third highest grosser ever in US
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The Ryan Coogler film has now surpassed the collections of James Cameron’s gigantic 1997 Titanic
More than a month after its release, Marvel's Black Panther continued to make history at the box office. The Ryan Coogler film has now surpassed the collections of James Cameron’s gigantic 1997 Titanic and become the third highest-grossing title of all time at the US box office.
Black Panther, featuring an all-black cast with Chadwick Boseman playing the lead falls behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens($936.7 million) and Avatar($760.5 million), with a collection total of $659.3 milion till Friday, according to hollywoodreporter.com.
Titanichad finished at $659.5 million when it released in late 1997.
Globally, Black Pantherhas grossed $1.29 billion, ranking as the No 10 title of all time.
The Disney and Marvel superhero film stars Chadwick Boseman as T`Challa/Black Panther alongside Lupita Nyong`o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.
The story, described as a tale of black power and black pride in addition to its superhero themes, follows T`Challa as he is sworn in as king of Wakanda, a cloaked, technologically advanced nation in Africa that is home to the exotic metal vibranium, the source of Black Panther`s powers.