Black Panther – released in cinemas today – currently has the best Rotten Tomatoes score of any live-action superhero of all time.
Its placement means Black Panther is rated better by critics than any other Marvel or DC film including Captain America: Civil War (91%), Iron Man and Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight (both 94%).
Black Panther broke a record before it was even released after selling more advance tickets than any other superhero film, according to Fandango, with expectations that it could smash opening weekend estimates of $90m (£66.8m).
The groundbreaking film stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright and Martin Freeman.