Black Panther’s opening night results just about doubled the previous record holder for the month, Deadpool, which grossed $12.7m in its 2016 opening night.
Prior to the results being announced, it was predicted that Black Panther would garner $150m in its four-day opening weekend.
Although these stats just cover the first night, Black Panther is expected to do extremely well at the box office in its first weekend.
Black Panther grossed a record-breaking $25.2m at the box office on Thursday night.