Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20171206004220/@comment-29908830-20180220001457

Black Panther has just finished its first weekend out in theaters, and excuse my French, but holy shit. Both critically and financially these numbers didn't just blow away everyone's expectations, like It did - they set them on fire, chopped them into tiny pieces, and THEN blew them away. The film just grossed $201 million in opening weekend, the fifth-highest of all-time and the second-highest in the MCU (after The Avengers). It also holds a 97% from over 300 reviews and an 88 on Metacritic, and if it keeps those up, it will be the highest-ranking superhero movie of all time on both of those sites. I have yet to see it (planning to on Saturday), but Jesus Christ, I wasn't expecting such big numbers. Infinity War has got some pretty big shoes to follow up on - is a phrase I thought I would never say within the next three months.