This updated tally pushes Black Panther past the $500M mark at the domestic box office in just its third weekend in theaters, with its domestic total currently at $501.1M.
Heading into the weekend, neither Red Sparrow nor Death Wish were expected to give Black Panther much of a run for its money, and both movies’ critical receptions didn’t help matters much either.
Heading into its third frame in theaters, most box office analysts believed Marvel’s Black Panther could not be beat, coming off a record-breaking debut ($202M) and an impressive second weekend ($111.6M), where it dropped just 44.7%.
It’s worth noting that Red Sparrow will not open in China, the second biggest box office market in the world behind the United States.