

The question on some analysts' minds this weekend is whether it’s because of the specific character or a bigger issue of “superhero fatigue.”

At rival studio DC/Warner Bros., “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” only made $133.4 million total. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” debuted just over $106 million on its way to $474 million worldwide. And in November, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” also opened over $181.3 million.īut things have come back to earth this year, at least by high-flying superhero standards. Last year on the same weekend, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” riding on the success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” raked in $187.4 million in its first three days in North America. 3” earned $168 million, giving it a $282 million global debut.ĭomestically, it’s both an impressive sum for any movie and slightly less than what we’ve come to expect from a Marvel opening. Internationally, where the film opened in 52 territories including China, “Vol. 3,” which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James Gunn, earned $114 million in ticket sales from 4,450 locations in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. This weekend, “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. In order to protect his friends and stop an ancient evil, T'Challa must take on the mantle of a hero, setting him on the path to becoming the Black Panther.There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But what he discovers in the process is far more sinister than he could ever have imagined. When strange things begin happening around school, T'Challa sets out to uncover the source. Especially when it comes to navigating new friendships while hiding his true identity as the prince of a powerful nation, and avoiding Gemini Jones, a menacing classmate who is rumored to be involved in dark magic. Despite being given a high-tech suit and a Vibranium ring to use only in case of an emergency, T'Challa realizes he might not be as equipped to handle life in America as he thought. This is no prestigious private academy-they've been enrolled at South Side Middle School in the heart of Chicago. But as conflict brews near Wakanda, T'Challa's father makes a startling announcement: he's sending T'Challa and M'Baku to school in America.

When he's not learning how to rule a kingdom from his father-the reigning Black Panther-or testing out the latest tech, he's off breaking rules with his best friend, M'Baku. Life is comfortable for twelve-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. But right now, he's simply T'Challa-the young prince. Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.īlack Panther.
