Marvels Black Panther continues to climb box office charts, passing the $1 billion mark at the global box office in just 26 days.
The Ryan Coogler tentpole is the 33rd movie to gross $1 billion. Its the 16th Disney film to reach this milestone, and the fifth Marvel film to do so joining the ranks of The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, and Captain America: Civil War.
Black Panther has grossed $521 million domestically, making it the ninth-highest release of all time. In its fourth weekend, Black Panther is heading for a $37 million-plus weekend, which would make it the No. 2 superhero release of all time over The Dark Knights $535 million.
It would also give Black Panther the third-highest fourth weekend of all time, taking the title from The Avengers with $36.7 million. Avatar and Star Wars: The Force Awakens currently hold the one and two spots, with $50.3 million and $42.4 million respectively. A 44% drop for the tentpoles fourth weekend would be on par with its third weekend decline of 41%.
Internationally, Black Panther is aiming for the $500 million mark this weekend, thanks to a strong debut in China, where it opened with $20 million in its first day.