As of now, Black Panther has earned $612.1 million at the domestic box office, along with $590.4 million in international markets, for a worldwide tally of $1.202 billion.
In late January, the first projections came in for Black Panther, putting its opening weekend between $100 million and $120 million.
While that doesn’t sound super-impressive on its own, a day-to-day breakdown of the Black Panther opening weekend reveals some incredible consistency.
Now that Black Panther is a bona fide sensation, we’re breaking down why it’s astronomical success is such a monumental feat.