Wakanda Forever is now highest-grossing female-led superhero movie
Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther Wakanda Forever took on the challenging task of rebooting the Black Panther franchise amidst the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman. Wakanda Forever ended what is Phase Four of the MCU and marked the 30th Marvel film.
In the film, Shuri and Queen Ramonda have the difficult task of moving the fictional nation of Wakanda forward following the death of their beloved T’Challa. As the nation mourns, its people are set upon by another global power and threatened with destruction.
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The film was met with critical praise and box office success, totaling 429 million in global box office receipts, making it the highest-grossing female-led film super hero film of all time for the US box office. These numbers surpass the domestic totals of Captain Marvel ($426.8 million), Wonder Woman ($412.8 million) Black Widow ($183.6 million) and Birds of Prey ($84.1 million).
Director Ryan Coogler expressed thanks to the audience for the success of the film. He said, “Thank you to the people who bought their tickets early and camped out opening weekend. Thank you to those of you took their families out- young ones and elders in tow. To those who organized youth screenings and afterparties, who bought out theaters for communities and friends.
To all of you who watched multiple times, and encouraged other folks to check it out. Our film is over two and a half hours long, so thank you for holding those bathroom breaks. Our film has 6 languages spoken in it. Thank you for bearing with the subtitles. And our film deals with the inescapable human emotion of grief.
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Thank you for opening yourself up to the emotional journey of this film. We made something to honor our friend, who was a giant in our industry, and we also made something to be enjoyed in theatrical setting with friends, family, and strangers. Something to be quoted and discussed. To be debated. Something to make people both physically and emotionally feel seen.
This medium wouldn’t exist without an audience, and I thank you for giving me professional purpose, and an emotional outlet. I look forward to bringing you more stories in the future.”
Congratulations to Coogler and all of the cast for this fantastic milestone. We look forward to more Black Panther films in the future of the MCU, and these numbers show that we’re not alone in that desire.
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