Black Panther: Wakanda Forever dipped 63 percent in its sophomore frame and earned $67.3 million, enough to keep it atop the domestic box office for the second-straight week, per Deadline. While lower than projected (and roughly 2 percent behind Doctor Strange 2’s second week), the hold for Black Panther 2 is still relatively strong considering its massive runtime. Plus, there’s a chance many are waiting for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday to see Ryan Coolger’s epic, especially with no other big-budget release to choose from.
Worldwide, the Marvel pic has amassed $546.3 million, which places it as the No. 8 highest-grossing film of 2022. On Imax, Black Panther 2 has collected $34.9 million globally.
Elsewhere, comedy/thriller The Menu opened in 3,211 theaters with a so-so $9 million, which doesn’t bode well for the $30 million production. While Universal’s Harvey Weinstein drama She Said earned just $2.25 million from 2,022 theaters. The Chosen: Season 3, meanwhile, earned $8.2 million from 2,012 theaters, while Black Adam landed at No. 4 with a 3-day total of $4.48 million to raise its domestic cume to $156.9 million. After five weeks of release, The Rock’s latest action epic has earned $366.2 million globally.
This would have been an opportune time for Hollywood to unleash the likes of Disenchanted, Spirited, or even A Christmas Story Christmas, all of which are streaming on Disney+, Apple TV+, and HBO Max.
Domestic Top 10 Box Office Results
1) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Dis), 4,396 theaters, Fri $17.9M (-79%),, Sat $29M, Sun $20.4M 3-day $67.3M (-63%)/Total: $288M/Wk 2
2.) The Menu (Sea), 3,211 theaters Fri $3.6M, Sat $3.2M, Sun $2.2M 3-day $9M/Wk 1
3.) The Chosen: Season 3 (Fath) 2012 theaters, Fri $3.575M, Sat $2.6M Sun $1.99M 3-day $8.2M/Wk 1
4.) Black Adam (WB) 3,372 (-231) theaters, Fri $1.12M (-59%), Sat $2.1M, Sun $1.26M, 3-day $4.48M (-44%), Total $156.9M/Wk 5
5.) Ticket to Paradise (Uni) 3,268 (-372) theaters, Fri $960K (-56%), Sat $1.4M, Sun $840K, 3 day $3.2M (-46%), Total $61.6M/Wk 5
6.) She Said (Uni), 2,022 theaters, Fri $840K, Sat $820K, Sun $590K 3-day $2.25M/Wk 1
7.) Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (Sony) 2,307 (-179) theaters, Fri $415K, Sat $885K, Sun $600K 3-day $1.9M (-41%), Total $43.1M/Wk 7
8.) Smile (Par) 1,569 (-702) theaters, Fri $335K, Sat $505K, Sun $310K, 3-day $1.15M (-51%)/Total $104.5M/Wk 8
9.) Drishyam 2 (Yash Raj) Fri $280K, $435K Sun $335K 3-day $1.05M, Wk 1
10.) Prey for the Devil (LG) 1,389 (-775) theaters, Fri $263K, Sat $407K, Sun $265K 3-day $935K (-52%), Total $18.3M/Wk 4
