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<\/p>\nMarvel’s superhero film Black Panther has taken more than a billion US dollars (\u00a3794m) at cinemas worldwide.<\/p>\n
It is the fifth movie based in Disney’s Marvel Universe to hit the milestone.<\/p>\n
The film stars Chadwick Boseman as the crime-fighting ruler of Wakanda, a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology on earth.<\/p>\n
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B Jordan and Daniel Kaluuya play key roles, with The Hobbit star Martin Freeman as CIA agent Everett Ross.<\/p>\n
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The film has been widely praised as game-changing – including by Michelle Obama – for having a largely black cast and a black director, Ryan Coogler.<\/p>\n
Box office analyst Jeff Bock told the New York Times: “I think about it like a wall crumbling. In terms of Black Panther, no studio can say again, ‘Oh, black movies don’t travel, overseas interest will be minimal.'”<\/p>\n
Based on Disney’s estimate of ticket sales, the film passed the $1bn mark on the 26th day of its release.<\/p>\n
Film information site IMDB says 32 movies have scored a box office billion, including 2012 James Bond offering Skyfall, the 2017 Beauty and the Beast reboot starring Emma Watson, and modern children’s classic Frozen.<\/p>\n
A hero among heroes<\/strong><\/p>\n Earlier this week UK figures showed Black Panther was out-selling fellow superhero outings Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, after grossing \u00a335.4m in three weeks.<\/p>\n Of the 18 Marvel films released to date, only two had made more money in the UK at a comparable stage – 2015’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron (\u00a340.4m) and 2012’s The Avengers (\u00a340.3m).<\/p>\n Signs of the film’s success were good from the start – Black Panther more than doubled the amount it was predicted to take in the US and Canada over its opening weekend.<\/p>\n Last month, director Mr Coogler wrote a heartfelt letter thanking fans for their support.<\/p>\n “I am struggling to find the words to express my gratitude at this moment.” he wrote.<\/p>\n “Never in a million years did we imagine that you all would come out this strong.<\/p>\n “Thank you for giving our team of filmmakers the greatest gift: The opportunity to share this film, that we poured our hearts and souls into, with you.”<\/p>\n Patty Jenkins, the director who smashed records herself with 2017’s Wonder Woman, shared her delight at Black Panther’s “incredibly meaningful success”.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marvel’s superhero film Black Panther has taken more than a billion US dollars (\u00a3794m) at cinemas worldwide. It is the fifth movie based in Disney’s Marvel Universe to hit the milestone. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as the crime-fighting ruler of Wakanda, a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology on earth. Oscar winner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":408999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2777,137],"tags":[17136,17797,17796],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Lupita](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1C60\/production\/_99946270_170618ec-be44-4df2-8eab-b849bdf28b5d.jpg\")
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