#BOXOFFICE: AUDIENCES E”NAMOR”ED BY “BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER”

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER bows with a whopping $180 million in its opening from 4,396 theatres for Disney. It gets a stellar 96% on the Tomatometer, and though it doesn’t quite best the $202 million its predecessor made in 2018 in its debut, this still places it in in the Top Ten for MCU openings, the record still held by 2019’s Avengers: Endgame with $357 million. This also sets a record for highest November opening in North America, held previously by THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE with $158 million.

In second is BLACK ADAM, which is dethroned after a three-week reign with $10 million from 3,603 theatres for Warner Bros. Its domestic run now is brought to $152 million.

Third is TICKET TO PARADISE with $6.9 million from 3,633 theatres for Universal Pictures, and a total $56.7 million in its fourth weekend.

LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE lands in fourth with $3.3 million, its tally now at $40.9 million for Sony Pictures.

In fifth is the resilient SMILE with $1.9 million for Paramount Pictures, a total $102.7 million to date here in North America.