The official numbers are in, and 'Black Panther' soared past the latest 'Star Wars' for a historic $242 million opening weekend
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- The official box office numbers are in and "Black Panther" had the second-best four-day opening weekend of all time with $242 million domestically.
- That beats the opening by "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" ($241.5 million).
The official box office numbers are in, and "Black Panther" performed well beyond any industry projections.
The final numbers for the Presidents' Day holiday weekend came out Tuesday and the latest Marvel movie took in $242 million over the four days at the domestic box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
That puts the movie in second place for best-ever four-day openings at the box office, passing "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" ($241.5 million).
"Black Panther" also took out the $40.1 million "The Force Awakens" had as the biggest Monday earner on record with $40.2 million.
The movie's three-day gross of $201.7 million places it as the fifth best all time, beating out "Avengers: Age of Ultron" ($191.2 million).
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