The Disney/Marvel superhero collaboration took in an estimated US$41.1 million for the three-day weekend, website Exhibitor Relations reported. It is now the first movie since Star Wars: The Force Awakens to top North American box offices for four consecutive weekends. Its director, Ava DuVernay, became the first black woman to helm a movie with a US$100 million budget, Hollywood Reporter said. Black Panther, which was also directed by an African American, Ryan Coogler, had nearly twice that budget. The movie, which took in US$8.2 million in its second week out, also stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons and Charlotte Rampling.

Source: New Strait Times March 12, 2018 01:07 UTC