Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has crossed $546 million (roughly Rs. 4,500 crore) in just over a week since its release. According to Deadline, the Ryan Coogler-directed sequel saw a 49% drop in profits in the offshore market, which contributed $258.3 million (roughly Rs. 2,113 crore) to the total collection. With a budget of $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,000 crore), Black Panther 2 is currently the seventh-biggest movie in the world and is poised to top other Marvel Cinematic Universe releases this year.
For comparison, Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has collected $955.8 million (about Rs 7,800 crore) at the global box office and currently ranks as the third highest-grossing film of 2022. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which sits seventh, has a high bar to break, given that its prequel not only managed $1.3 billion (roughly Rs 10,600 crore), but also nabbed seven Oscar nominations. , including the prestigious Best Picture. In India, Black Panther 2 ended its first theatrical week with a reported Rs. 46.88 crore – quite close to rupees. 50 Crore Lifetime Collection for 2018 Original Movie.
Meanwhile, catches were strong in parts of Europe, with Germany and the Netherlands down 31% each, while profits in the UK fell 48%. “Australia fell 39%, Brazil 43%, and Mexico and Taiwan 45% each,” Deadline notes. Revenues from the Asia-Pacific region continue to remain weak, with chatter about the lack of action and the length of the film affecting the hype generated by Marvel films. That said, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever still remains the biggest non-local film across all regions, even managing to blow away rival DC Comics. black adam. The Dwayne Johnson-directed film opened at $140 million (about Rs. 1,100 crore) and currently sits at around $360 million (about Rs. 2,900 crore) worldwide, a month after its release.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever faced a slew of hurdles in production, ranging from lockdowns from the COVID-19 pandemic to actress Letitia Wright being injured. The $250 million film was also forced to alter its script mid-stream, as former lead Chadwick Boseman died in mid-2020 after a private battle with cancer. That said, the Ryan Coogler-directed sequel still has a month to serve as a dominant force at the box office, before James Cameron’s highly anticipated Avatar: The Way of Water hits theaters on December 16.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now streaming in Indian theaters in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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