‘Black Panther’ maintains grip on box office crown
Disney and Marvel’s “Black Panther” held on to the No. 1 spot at the box office for the fourth weekend in a row, adding $40.8 million to its North American gross.
“Black Panther” has earned a staggering $561.7 million domestically and more than $1 billion worldwide.
It bested Disney’s newest film, “A Wrinkle in Time,” which debuted in second place with $33.1 million. The Ava Duvernay-directed film cost more than $100 million to produce.
The horror film, “The Strangers: Prey at Night,” opened in third place with $10.4 million. The Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller “Red Sparrow” took fourth in its second weekend with $8.5 million, and the comedy “Game Night” rounded out the top five with $7.9 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comscore:
1. “Black Panther,” Disney, $40,817,579, 3,942 locations, $10,355 average, $561,697,180, four weeks.
2. “A Wrinkle in Time,” Disney, $33,123,609, 3,980 locations, $8,323 average, $33,123,609, one week.
3. “The Strangers: Prey at Night,” Aviron Pictures, $10,402,271, 2,464 locations, $4,222 average, $10,402,271, one week.
4. “Red Sparrow,” 20th Century Fox, $8,502,263, 3,064 locations, $2,775 average, $31,471,006, two weeks.
5. “Game Night,” Warner Bros., $7,863,391, 3,061 locations, $2,569 average, $45,004,023, three weeks.
6. “Peter Rabbit,” Sony, $6,775,718, 3,112 locations, $2,177 average, $93,433,524, five weeks.
7. “Death Wish,” MGM, $6,581,130, 2,882 locations, $2,284 average, $23,856,431, two weeks.
8. “Annihilation,” Paramount,
$3,302,319, 1,709 locations, $1,932