Black Panther (Tom Cruise, natural, Indiana, script)

[the happy guy]

Originally Posted by Remington Steel

I see you are in The Bay Area. I'm sure the buzz around there is great considering that's where the director is from!

Originally Posted by jade408

I live in Oakland. The audience cheered at the opening scenes.

The sense of civic pride in Oakland is awe-inspiring.

[PacoMartin]

$389,473,290 at Day #12 Marvel's The Avengers
$421,915,776 at Day #12 Black Panther
Marvel's The Avengers Domestic Total Gross: $623,357,910 Release Date: May 4, 2012 (highest earnings for MCU film)

Originally Posted by Frostnip

it's even outperforming other MCU films, too, I think.

Black Panther did not have the highest opening for the first weekend, but by day #4 it took over. Right now it looks probable it will be the highest earning MCU film domestically .

In the overseas market, "Doctor Strange" is the highest MCU movie featuring a new character, and it certainly seems as if Black Panther will beat those earnings, but it is unclear if it will go past the movies with established characters.

$128.60 The Incredible Hulk
$193.90 Captain America: The First Avenger
$266.80 Iron Man
$268.30 Thor
$311.50 Iron Man 2
$326.30 Black Panther
$339.10 Ant-Man
$438.20 Thor: The Dark World
$440.20 Guardians of the Galaxy
$445.10 Doctor Strange
$454.50 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
$473.90 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
$538.80 Thor: Ragnarok
$546.00 Spider-Man: Homecoming
$745.20 Captain America: Civil War
$805.80 Iron Man 3
$895.50 Marvel's The Avengers
$946.40 Avengers: Age of Ultron

Prior to Black Panther the most successful worldwide movie where all major parts were played by Black actors was Straight Outta Compton
Production Budget: $28 million
Domestic: $161 million
Foreign: $40 million

[Suburban_Guy]

Just saw a 2:00 pm screening, the theater was packed for that time period (about 95 percent white, just sayin').

It really was a wonderful, heartfelt movie with a lot of intricacies and layers atypical of the usual superhero/comic book movies (with their "save the world" nonsense filled with titanic battles in and among metropolitan skyscrapers). Nicely acted with some very moving scenes particularly towards the end.

I didn't think the CGI was any more overdone than other super hero movies.

Two big thumbs up.

On a side note, I don't think this movie 'proves' anything about the 'marketability' of black themed movies. American audiences have always been receptive to movies with black casts, black themes, etc. Some of the most popular actors in movie history were black, Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith. What this movie DOES prove is that if you make a very good film and the pre-opening buzz is out of this world, not only will it open big but will have sustaining power. It's the Hollywood executives that have always refused to produce and market a movie on the scope of Black Panther because of their narrow minded views (and it's worse towards others in the industry like Asians).

https://www.artelgreat.com/single-po...ack-Films-Ever

[PacoMartin]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

On a side note, I don't think this movie 'proves' anything about the 'marketability' of black themed movies. American audiences have always been receptive to movies with black casts, black themes, etc. Some of the most popular actors in movie history were black, Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith.

Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith have certainly been in some of the most popular films of all time, but "Straight outta Compton" is the most successful film where all principals actors have been black

Black Panther is also primarily a Marvel film, where the basics of the story were laid out in a comic written over half a century ago.



1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens with John Boyega
2 Avatar
3 Titanic
4 Jurassic World
5 Marvel's The Avengers
6 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
7 The Dark Knight
8 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
9 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
10 Finding Dory
11 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
12 Star Wars
13 Avengers: Age of Ultron
14 The Dark Knight Rises
15 Shrek 2
16 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
17 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
18 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
19 The Lion King
20 Black Panther
21 Toy Story 3
22 Wonder Woman
23 Iron Man 3
24 Captain America: Civil War
25 The Hunger Games
26 Spider-Man
27 Jurassic Park
28 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
29 Frozen
30 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
31 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
32 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
33 Finding Nemo
34 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
35 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
36 Spider-Man 2
37 The Passion of the Christ
38 The Secret Life of Pets
39 Despicable Me 2
40 The Jungle Book (2016)
41 Deadpool
42 Inside Out
43 Furious 7
44 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
45 American Sniper
46 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
47 Zootopia
48 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
49 Spider-Man 3
50 Minions
51 Spider-Man: Homecoming
52 Alice in Wonderland (2010)
53 Guardians of the Galaxy
54 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
55 Forrest Gump
56 It
57 Suicide Squad
58 Shrek the Third
59 Transformers
60 Iron Man
61 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
62 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
63 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
64 Thor: Ragnarok
65 Iron Man 2
66 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
67 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
68 Return of the Jedi
69 Independence Day
70 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
71 Skyfall
72 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
73 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
74 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
75 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
76 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
77 The Sixth Sense
78 Up
79 Inception
80 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
81 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
82 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
83 Man of Steel
84 The Empire Strikes Back
85 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
86 Monsters, Inc.
87 Home Alone
88 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
89 The Matrix Reloaded
90 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
91 Meet the Fockers
92 The Hangover
93 Gravity
94 Sing
95 Monsters University
96 Shrek
97 Despicable Me 3
98 The Amazing Spider-Man
99 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
100 The Incredibles
101 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
102 Jaws
103 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
104 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
105 The LEGO Movie
106 Star Trek
107 I Am Legend
108 The Blind Side
109 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
110 The Hangover Part II
111 Despicable Me
112 Batman
113 Night at the Museum
114 Men in Black
115 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
116 Moana
117 Raiders of the Lost Ark
118 Toy Story 2
119 Transformers: Age of Extinction
120 Cars
121 Bruce Almighty
122 Ghostbusters
123 Twister
124 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
125 Maleficent
126 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
127 Shrek Forever After
128 Fast & Furious 6
129 Brave
130 Oz The Great and Powerful
131 Beverly Hills Cop
132 X-Men: The Last Stand
133 War of the Worlds
134 Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
135 X-Men: Days of Future Past
136 Cast Away
137 The Exorcist
138 Doctor Strange
139 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
140 Justice League
141 Star Trek Into Darkness
142 The Martian
143 Signs
144 Hancock
145 The Bourne Ultimatum
146 Logan
147 Rush Hour 2
148 The Fate of the Furious
149 WALL-E
150 Big Hero 6
151 National Treasure: Book of Secrets
152 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
153 Mrs. Doubtfire
154 Beauty and the Beast
155 Ted
156 King Kong
157 Ghost
158 How to Train Your Dragon
159 The Da Vinci Code
160 Aladdin
161 Alvin and the Chipmunks
162 Saving Private Ryan
163 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
164 Kung Fu Panda
165 Mission: Impossible II
166 X2: X-Men United
167 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
168 Austin Powers in Goldmember
169 300
170 Back to the Future
171 Fast Five
172 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
173 Wedding Crashers
174 Sherlock Holmes
175 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
176 Coco
177 Batman Begins
178 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
179 Ratatouille
180 Thor: The Dark World
181 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
182 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
183 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
184 World War Z
185 The Mummy Returns
186 Armageddon
187 Cinderella (2015)
188 Tangled
189 Godzilla (2014)
190 Superman Returns
191 Spectre
192 Gone with the Wind
193 Pearl Harbor
194 Monsters Vs. Aliens
195 Happy Feet
196 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
197 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
198 Ice Age: The Meltdown
199 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
200 Madagascar
201 Twilight
202 Toy Story
203 22 Jump Street
204 Cars 2
205 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
206 Men in Black II
207 Wreck-It Ralph
208 Grease
209 Dunkirk
210 Interstellar
211 Gladiator
212 The Croods
213 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
214 The Day After Tomorrow
215 The Polar Express
216 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
217 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
218 Pitch Perfect 2
219 Dances with Wolves
220 Batman Forever
221 The Fugitive
222 The Revenant
223 Ocean's Eleven
224 The Simpsons Movie
225 What Women Want
226 The Perfect Storm
227 Lincoln
228 Liar Liar
229 Jurassic Park III
230 Thor
231 Mission: Impossible
232 Ant-Man
233 Planet of the Apes (2001)
234 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
235 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
236 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
237 Top Gun
238 Hitch
239 MIB 3
240 Pretty Woman
241 Home (2015)
242 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
243 Tootsie
244 How to Train Your Dragon 2
245 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
246 Captain America: The First Avenger
247 The Karate Kid
248 There's Something About Mary
249 Ice Age
250 The Bourne Supremacy
251 Get Out
252 The LEGO Batman Movie
253 The Boss Baby
254 Crocodile Dundee
255 Apollo 13
256 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
257 Elf
258 National Treasure
259 Air Force One
260 Rain Man
261 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
262 Tron Legacy
263 The Matrix
264 True Grit
265 Tarzan
266 A Beautiful Mind
267 Chicago
268 The Help
269 Hotel Transylvania 2
270 Hidden Figures
271 Bridesmaids
272 Quantum of Solace
273 Wild Hogs
274 Kong: Skull Island
275 Three Men and a Baby
276 Gone Girl
277 Casino Royale
278 Meet the Parents
279 Fifty Shades of Grey
280 2012
281 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
282 Kung Fu Panda 2
283 Hannibal
284 Catch Me If You Can
285 The Proposal
286 The Pursuit of Happyness
287 Big Daddy
288 Clash of the Titans (2010)
289 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
290 Batman Returns
291 Django Unchained
292 A Bug's Life
293 Jason Bourne
294 Grown Ups
295 The Waterboy
296 The Greatest Showman
297 Ice Age: Continental Drift
298 Straight Outta Compton

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

I didn't think the CGI was any more overdone than other super hero movies.

It was on par with the rest of the Marvel fare. But it was my one genuine complaint about the movie. I guess I'm getting old, but the constant CGI and jumping and chasing and crashing and flying gets old after about two minutes. A fight scene should be all about the emotions of the characters involved at the stakes at hand, not the stunts or the special effects. I would have much preferred a more visceral one-on-one conflict between T'Challa and Klaw than that ridiculous chase scene through Busan.

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

On a side note, I don't think this movie 'proves' anything about the 'marketability' of black themed movies. American audiences have always been receptive to movies with black casts, black themes, etc.

Yup. It proves one thing: Quality matters. You can have the best stars, a trillion dollar marketing budget, toys on every shelf, Happy Meal tie-ins, but if your movie sucks, people won't want to see it. Ryan Coogler made a GREAT movie with Black Panther, and audiences are responding.

Tony Snark can stay home. I want more Black Panther.

[the happy guy]

The box office trajectory is pointing towards a minimum $1.1billion worldwide gross. Here's why:

• Domestic: BP is outpacing The Avengers ($623mil).
• Foreign: Thor: Ragnarok grossed $416mil overseas, sans Japan ($10mil) and China ($112mil). BP is outpacing Thor: Ragnarok. BP overseas gross - without Japan and China - should be over/under $455mil.
• If we estimate - based off trajectories - BP hits $635mil domestically, and $455mil overseas (sans Japan and China), that's a $1.090billion gross.

[Taiko]

3/4 on the way to a billion. $768,000,000

https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Bl...tab=box-office

[phetaroi]

I thought a segment on Jimmy Fallon's "The Tonight Show" was interesting. They had Black individuals stand in front of a more than life-sized photo (in costume) of Chadwick Boseman and tell the photo what the film meant to them. These people were truly inspired. Not just spectacular special effects, but inspired with meaningful cultural aspects of the film. Of course, after each person finished, Boseman walked out from behind a curtain to greet the people. It was quite touching and very interesting.

[jencam]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

Tony Snark can stay home. .

Blasphemy! Tony Stark brought me into the Marvel Universe! I LOVE IRON MAN <3

I want more Black Panther

And we will get more of both in the next installment of Avengers!

[Remington Steel]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

Tony Snark can stay home. I want more Black Panther.

Naw....I like what RDJ brought to that character. He is to Iron Man what Harrison Ford is to Han Solo/Indiana Jones.