Domestic Total: 700.06M
Opening Weekend: 202M
Legs: 3.59
Overview: King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Feb 15, 2018 | $25,200,000 | + 0.00% | |
| Fri, Feb 16, 2018 | $75,941,146 | + 201.35% | 4020 |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2018 | $65,995,366 | -13.10% | 4020 |
| Sun, Feb 18, 2018 | $60,067,439 | -8.98% | 4020 |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2018 | $40,151,729 | -33.16% | 4020 |
| Tue, Feb 20, 2018 | $20,857,361 | -48.05% | 4020 |
| Wed, Feb 21, 2018 | $14,688,057 | -29.58% | 4020 |
| Thu, Feb 22, 2018 | $14,253,324 | -2.96% | 4020 |
| Fri, Feb 23, 2018 | $28,789,877 | + 101.99% | 4020 |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2018 | $47,553,478 | + 65.17% | 4020 |
| Sun, Feb 25, 2018 | $35,315,480 | -25.74% | 4020 |
| Mon, Feb 26, 2018 | $8,098,481 | -77.07% | 4020 |
| Tue, Feb 27, 2018 | $10,204,038 | + 26.00% | 4020 |
| Wed, Feb 28, 2018 | $6,876,570 | -32.61% | 4020 |
| Thu, Mar 1, 2018 | $6,607,691 | -3.91% | 4020 |
| Fri, Mar 2, 2018 | $16,257,536 | + 146.04% | 4084 |
| Sat, Mar 3, 2018 | $30,052,665 | + 84.85% | 4084 |
| Sun, Mar 4, 2018 | $19,996,734 | -33.46% | 4084 |
| Mon, Mar 5, 2018 | $4,720,738 | -76.39% | 4084 |
| Tue, Mar 6, 2018 | $6,258,583 | + 32.58% | 4084 |
| Wed, Mar 7, 2018 | $3,941,783 | -37.02% | 4084 |
| Thu, Mar 8, 2018 | $4,251,525 | + 7.86% | 4084 |
| Fri, Mar 9, 2018 | $10,018,784 | + 135.65% | 3942 |
| Sat, Mar 10, 2018 | $18,352,112 | + 83.18% | 3942 |
| Sun, Mar 11, 2018 | $12,446,683 | -32.18% | 3942 |
| Mon, Mar 12, 2018 | $4,035,653 | -67.58% | 3942 |
| Tue, Mar 13, 2018 | $5,167,907 | + 28.06% | 3942 |
| Wed, Mar 14, 2018 | $3,843,374 | -25.63% | 3942 |
| Thu, Mar 15, 2018 | $3,632,414 | -5.49% | 3942 |
| Fri, Mar 16, 2018 | $7,482,380 | + 105.99% | 3834 |
| Sat, Mar 17, 2018 | $11,558,877 | + 54.48% | 3834 |
| Sun, Mar 18, 2018 | $7,609,433 | -34.17% | 3834 |
| Mon, Mar 19, 2018 | $2,188,463 | -71.24% | 3834 |
| Tue, Mar 20, 2018 | $2,834,515 | + 29.52% | 3834 |
| Wed, Mar 21, 2018 | $2,052,932 | -27.57% | 3834 |
| Thu, Mar 22, 2018 | $2,155,108 | + 4.98% | 3834 |
| Fri, Mar 23, 2018 | $4,415,270 | + 104.87% | 3370 |
| Sat, Mar 24, 2018 | $7,643,962 | + 73.13% | 3370 |
| Sun, Mar 25, 2018 | $5,040,386 | -34.06% | 3370 |
| Mon, Mar 26, 2018 | $1,819,598 | -63.90% | 3370 |
| Tue, Mar 27, 2018 | $2,456,628 | + 35.01% | 3370 |
| Wed, Mar 28, 2018 | $1,742,732 | -29.06% | 3370 |
| Thu, Mar 29, 2018 | $2,059,822 | + 18.19% | 3370 |
| Fri, Mar 30, 2018 | $4,090,617 | + 98.59% | 2988 |
| Sat, Mar 31, 2018 | $4,300,222 | + 5.12% | 2988 |
| Sun, Apr 1, 2018 | $3,096,076 | -28.00% | 2988 |
| Mon, Apr 2, 2018 | $1,635,447 | -47.18% | 2988 |
| Tue, Apr 3, 2018 | $1,667,090 | + 1.93% | 2988 |
| Wed, Apr 4, 2018 | $1,397,293 | -16.18% | 2988 |
| Thu, Apr 5, 2018 | $1,302,361 | -6.79% | 2988 |
| Fri, Apr 6, 2018 | $2,348,902 | + 80.36% | 2747 |
| Sat, Apr 7, 2018 | $3,929,037 | + 67.27% | 2747 |
| Sun, Apr 8, 2018 | $2,427,029 | -38.23% | 2747 |
| Mon, Apr 9, 2018 | $641,593 | -73.56% | 2747 |
| Tue, Apr 10, 2018 | $923,753 | + 43.98% | 2747 |
| Wed, Apr 11, 2018 | $632,898 | -31.49% | 2747 |
| Thu, Apr 12, 2018 | $626,570 | -1.00% | 2747 |
| Fri, Apr 13, 2018 | $1,449,293 | + 131.31% | 2180 |
| Sat, Apr 14, 2018 | $2,505,569 | + 72.88% | 2180 |
| Sun, Apr 15, 2018 | $1,823,034 | -27.24% | 2180 |
| Mon, Apr 16, 2018 | $535,137 | -70.65% | 2180 |
| Tue, Apr 17, 2018 | $613,868 | + 14.71% | 2180 |
| Wed, Apr 18, 2018 | $505,165 | -17.71% | 2180 |
| Thu, Apr 19, 2018 | $554,521 | + 9.77% | 2180 |
| Fri, Apr 20, 2018 | $1,225,404 | + 120.98% | 1930 |
| Sat, Apr 21, 2018 | $2,229,298 | + 81.92% | 1930 |
| Sun, Apr 22, 2018 | $1,477,925 | -33.70% | 1930 |
| Mon, Apr 23, 2018 | $459,094 | -68.94% | 1930 |
| Tue, Apr 24, 2018 | $661,084 | + 44.00% | 1930 |
| Wed, Apr 25, 2018 | $609,661 | -7.78% | 1930 |
| Thu, Apr 26, 2018 | $523,914 | -14.06% | 1930 |
| Fri, Apr 27, 2018 | $1,369,846 | + 161.46% | 1650 |
| Sat, Apr 28, 2018 | $2,110,787 | + 54.09% | 1650 |
| Sun, Apr 29, 2018 | $1,255,795 | -40.51% | 1650 |
| Mon, Apr 30, 2018 | $431,177 | -65.67% | 1650 |
| Tue, May 1, 2018 | $479,309 | + 11.16% | 1650 |
| Wed, May 2, 2018 | $350,729 | -26.83% | 1650 |
| Thu, May 3, 2018 | $354,483 | + 1.07% | 1650 |
| Fri, May 4, 2018 | $927,743 | + 161.72% | 1641 |
| Sat, May 5, 2018 | $1,512,050 | + 62.98% | 1641 |
| Sun, May 6, 2018 | $815,184 | -46.09% | 1641 |
| Mon, May 7, 2018 | $241,681 | -70.35% | 1641 |
| Tue, May 8, 2018 | $311,374 | + 28.84% | 1641 |
| Wed, May 9, 2018 | $232,496 | -25.33% | 1641 |
| Thu, May 10, 2018 | $233,468 | + 0.42% | 1641 |
| Fri, May 11, 2018 | $556,249 | + 138.25% | 1370 |
| Sat, May 12, 2018 | $900,185 | + 61.83% | 1370 |
| Sun, May 13, 2018 | $620,773 | -31.04% | 1370 |
| Mon, May 14, 2018 | $162,347 | -73.85% | 1370 |
| Tue, May 15, 2018 | $198,067 | + 22.00% | 1370 |
| Wed, May 16, 2018 | $160,829 | -18.80% | 1370 |
| Thu, May 17, 2018 | $108,724 | -32.40% | 1370 |
| Fri, May 18, 2018 | $226,955 | + 108.74% | 935 |
| Sat, May 19, 2018 | $391,144 | + 72.34% | 935 |
| Sun, May 20, 2018 | $242,343 | -38.04% | 935 |
| Mon, May 21, 2018 | $81,235 | -66.48% | 935 |
| Tue, May 22, 2018 | $88,204 | + 8.58% | 935 |
| Wed, May 23, 2018 | $78,622 | -10.86% | 935 |
| Thu, May 24, 2018 | $65,954 | -16.11% | 935 |
| Fri, May 25, 2018 | $121,934 | + 84.88% | 440 |
| Sat, May 26, 2018 | $189,036 | + 55.03% | 440 |
| Sun, May 27, 2018 | $170,136 | -10.00% | 440 |
| Mon, May 28, 2018 | $127,885 | -24.83% | 440 |
| Tue, May 29, 2018 | $49,508 | -61.29% | 440 |
| Wed, May 30, 2018 | $43,627 | -11.88% | 440 |
| Thu, May 31, 2018 | $44,581 | + 2.19% | 440 |
| Fri, Jun 1, 2018 | $70,350 | + 57.80% | 284 |
| Sat, Jun 2, 2018 | $110,148 | + 56.57% | 284 |
| Sun, Jun 3, 2018 | $66,403 | -39.71% | 284 |
| Mon, Jun 4, 2018 | $30,750 | -53.69% | 284 |
| Tue, Jun 5, 2018 | $33,500 | + 8.94% | 284 |
| Wed, Jun 6, 2018 | $29,757 | -11.17% | 284 |
| Thu, Jun 7, 2018 | $27,210 | -8.56% | 284 |
| Fri, Jun 8, 2018 | $37,265 | + 36.95% | 186 |
| Sat, Jun 9, 2018 | $58,555 | + 57.13% | 186 |
| Sun, Jun 10, 2018 | $42,873 | -26.78% | 186 |
| Mon, Jun 11, 2018 | $17,538 | -59.09% | 186 |
| Tue, Jun 12, 2018 | $21,765 | + 24.10% | 186 |
| Wed, Jun 13, 2018 | $22,113 | + 1.60% | 186 |
| Thu, Jun 14, 2018 | $17,178 | -22.32% | 186 |
| Fri, Jun 15, 2018 | $44,906 | + 161.42% | 146 |
| Sat, Jun 16, 2018 | $62,110 | + 38.31% | 146 |
| Sun, Jun 17, 2018 | $37,967 | -38.87% | 146 |
| Mon, Jun 18, 2018 | $11,964 | -68.49% | 146 |
| Tue, Jun 19, 2018 | $16,329 | + 36.48% | 146 |
| Wed, Jun 20, 2018 | $14,844 | -9.09% | 146 |
| Thu, Jun 21, 2018 | $14,994 | + 1.01% | 146 |
| Fri, Jun 22, 2018 | $24,089 | + 60.66% | 115 |
| Sat, Jun 23, 2018 | $31,741 | + 31.77% | 115 |
| Sun, Jun 24, 2018 | $19,895 | -37.32% | 115 |
| Mon, Jun 25, 2018 | $7,751 | -61.04% | 115 |
| Tue, Jun 26, 2018 | $9,390 | + 21.15% | 115 |
| Wed, Jun 27, 2018 | $9,023 | -3.91% | 115 |
| Thu, Jun 28, 2018 | $11,341 | + 25.69% | 115 |
| Fri, Jun 29, 2018 | $9,506 | -16.18% | 80 |
| Sat, Jun 30, 2018 | $12,578 | + 32.32% | 80 |
| Sun, Jul 1, 2018 | $10,340 | -17.79% | 80 |
| Mon, Jul 2, 2018 | $5,385 | -47.92% | 80 |
| Tue, Jul 3, 2018 | $6,679 | + 24.03% | 80 |
| Wed, Jul 4, 2018 | $8,150 | + 22.02% | 80 |
| Thu, Jul 5, 2018 | $7,371 | -9.56% | 80 |
| Fri, Jul 6, 2018 | $11,902 | + 61.47% | 52 |
| Sat, Jul 7, 2018 | $13,193 | + 10.85% | 52 |
| Sun, Jul 8, 2018 | $6,017 | -54.39% | 52 |
| Mon, Jul 9, 2018 | $2,408 | -59.98% | 52 |
| Tue, Jul 10, 2018 | $3,182 | + 32.14% | 52 |
| Wed, Jul 11, 2018 | $2,460 | -22.69% | 52 |
| Thu, Jul 12, 2018 | $3,124 | + 26.99% | 52 |
| Fri, Jul 13, 2018 | $4,738 | + 51.66% | 28 |
| Sat, Jul 14, 2018 | $5,527 | + 16.65% | 28 |
| Sun, Jul 15, 2018 | $3,594 | -34.97% | 28 |
| Mon, Jul 16, 2018 | $1,227 | -65.86% | 28 |
| Tue, Jul 17, 2018 | $1,801 | + 46.78% | 28 |
| Wed, Jul 18, 2018 | $1,509 | -16.21% | 28 |
| Thu, Jul 19, 2018 | $1,473 | -2.39% | 28 |
| Fri, Jul 20, 2018 | $7,212 | + 389.61% | 154 |
| Sat, Jul 21, 2018 | $10,269 | + 42.39% | 154 |
| Sun, Jul 22, 2018 | $7,964 | -22.45% | 154 |
| Mon, Jul 23, 2018 | $5,121 | -35.70% | 154 |
| Tue, Jul 24, 2018 | $5,876 | + 14.74% | 154 |
| Wed, Jul 25, 2018 | $5,292 | -9.94% | 154 |
| Thu, Jul 26, 2018 | $3,838 | -27.48% | 154 |
| Fri, Jul 27, 2018 | $1,070 | -72.12% | 15 |
| Sat, Jul 28, 2018 | $780 | -27.10% | 15 |
| Sun, Jul 29, 2018 | $651 | -16.54% | 15 |
| Mon, Jul 30, 2018 | $404 | -37.94% | 15 |
| Tue, Jul 31, 2018 | $693 | + 71.53% | 15 |
| Wed, Aug 1, 2018 | $400 | -42.28% | 15 |
| Thu, Aug 2, 2018 | $12,594 | + 3048.50% | 15 |
| Fri, Aug 3, 2018 | $15,389 | + 22.19% | 25 |
| Sat, Aug 4, 2018 | $11,846 | -23.02% | 25 |
| Sun, Aug 5, 2018 | $10,154 | -14.28% | 25 |
| Mon, Aug 6, 2018 | $11,434 | + 12.61% | 25 |
| Tue, Aug 7, 2018 | $15,236 | + 33.25% | 25 |
| Wed, Aug 8, 2018 | $14,452 | -5.15% | 25 |
| Thu, Aug 9, 2018 | $12,029 | -16.77% | 25 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chadwick Boseman | T'Challa / Black Panther |
| Michael B. Jordan | Erik Killmonger |
| Lupita Nyong'o | Nakia |
| Danai Gurira | Okoye |
| Martin Freeman | Everett K. Ross |
| Daniel Kaluuya | W'Kabi |
| Letitia Wright | Shuri |
| Winston Duke | M'Baku |
| Sterling K. Brown | N'Jobu |
| Angela Bassett | Ramonda |
| Forest Whitaker | Zuri |
| Andy Serkis | Ulysses Klaue |
| Florence Kasumba | Ayo |
| John Kani | T'Chaka |
| David S. Lee | Limbani |
| Nabiyah Be | Linda |
| Isaach de Bankolé | River Tribe Elder |
| Connie Chiume | Mining Tribe Elder |
| Dorothy Steel | Merchant Tribe Elder |
| Danny Sapani | Border Tribe Elder |
| Sydelle Noel | Dora Milaje |
| Marija Abney | Dora Milaje |
| Zola Williams | Dora Milaje |
| Janeshia Adams-Ginyard | Dora Milaje |
| Maria Hippolyte | Dora Milaje |
| Marie Mouroum | Dora Milaje |
| Jénel Stevens | Dora Milaje |
| Sope Aluko | Shaman |
| Stan Lee | Thirsty Gambler |
| Atandwa Kani | Young T'Chaka |
| Ashton Tyler | Young T'Challa |
| Denzel Whitaker | James / Young Zuri |
| Shaunette Renée Wilson | Dora Milaje (1992) |
| Christine Hollingsworth | Dora Milaje (1992) |
| Lucy Hockings | BBC Reporter |
| Bambadjan Bamba | Militant Leader |
| Roland Kilumbu | Young Militant |
| Jermaine Holt | Driver |
| Dominique Elijah Smith | Cargo Truck Militant |
| Jalil Jay Lynch | Nigerian Militant #1 |
| Vaughndio Forbes | Nigerian Militant #2 |
| Sasha Morfaw | Nigerian Woman #1 |
| Alexis Louder | Nigerian Woman #2 |
| Francesca Faridany | Museum Director |
| Mark Ashworth | Security Guard |
| Seth Carr | Young Killmonger |
| Jeremy Sample | Jabari Fisherman |
| Chad Crumley | South African Tough |
| Alexis Rhee | Elderly Woman (Sophia) |
| Danny Chung | Dealer |
| Liz Elkins Newcomer | CIA Agent |
| Tony Sears | French Ambassador |
| Alex C. Riley Hughes | Basketball Kid (1992) |
| Clifford Gay | Basketball Kid (1992) |
| Shamel Heath | Basketball Kid (1992) |
| De'Jon Watts | Hot Dog Kid |
| Alex R. Hibbert | Young Oakland Kid |
| Tristan Timmons | Oakland Kid |
| Tyler Timmons | Oakland Kid |
| Abraham Clinkscales | Oakland Kid |
| Thabo Moropane | Wakandan Child |
| Zani Mogodi | Wakandan Child |
| Zenzi Williams | Jabari Woman |
| Trevor Noah | Griot (voice) |
| T. Love | Jabari Warrior (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Stan | James 'Bucky' Barnes / Winter Soldier (uncredited) |
Comps are similar or comparison movies that are used for analysis and marketing purposes. The way they are found is described in more detail in the paper. Comps always have release dates before the movie they are compared to.
| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Justice League | Nov 15, 2017 | $300M |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Mar 23, 2016 | $250M |
| Fantastic Four | Aug 5, 2015 | $120M |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Oct 2, 2017 | $180M |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | May 18, 2016 | $178M |
| Ant-Man | Jul 14, 2015 | $130M |
| Captain America: Civil War | Apr 27, 2016 | $250M |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Jul 5, 2017 | $175M |
Week 1: $302.9M
Week 2: $151.09M
Investor Share: $83.1M
Week 3+: $271.27M
Investor Share: $135.63M
$634.1M (46.65%)
Investor Share: $221.93M
Budget: $200M
P&A: $200M
Gross: $1.33B
Net: $622.41M
Costs: $400M
Profit: $222.41M
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.