Black Panther enters top three of all-time grossing films, exceeds Titanic
Black is definitely not letting us breathe as it keeps surprising us with fresh growth.
The movie which was directed by Ryan Coogler, finished the weekend with $665.4 million in North American totals, surpassing 1997's Titanic ($659.4) to enter the rarefied air of the top-three of all-time grossing movies at the domestic box office.
Black Panther, which started showing about two months ago, took in $8.8 million to finish in fourth for the domestic weekend totals, enough to beat out the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster, which co-starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, by a total of $6 million on the all-time list.
Leading the way on the exclusive list are Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.7 million) and Avatar ($760.5 million).
The raw numbers did not take inflation into account, as $1 in December of 1997 was worth about $1.54 in February of 2018, according to the Consumer Price Index's Inflation Calculator.
According to , adjusted totals taking inflation into account put Titanic as the fifth-biggest grossing movie, with Black Panther coming in 34th.
Titanic, which took home Best Picture at the 1998 Oscars, leads the Marvel-Disney blockbuster on an international scale by a score of $2.2 billion to $1.3 billion.
Black Panther stands at $1.29 billion worldwide.