While Black Panther was finally dethroned from the top spot at the box office this weekend by Pacific Rim 2, it hasn’t stopped the Marvel movie from becoming the highest grossing superhero movie in North American box office history.
For now, Black Panther is the king of the box office and the highest grossing superhero movie in North American history.
By the end of the weekend Black Panther will have surpassed the first Avengers movie and even Lucasfilm’s The Last Jedi, becoming the 5th highest grossing movie of all time domestically.
Black Panther has earned $618,644,236 thus far while the Avengers earned $623,357,910 during its initial theatrical run.