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2018 • PG-13 • 2h 15m • Action, Adventure, Science Fiction • Walt Disney Pictures

Long live the king.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$202.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$700.06M
Final
Worldwide total
$1.33B
$634.10M international
Domestic legs3.47x
Budget$200M
2018 rank#1

Cast & crew

Full Coogler filmography
Ryan Coogler Ryan Coogler Director Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman Starring Michael B. Jordan Michael B. Jordan Starring Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Nyong'o Starring Martin Freeman Martin Freeman Starring
ScreenplayRyan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Produced byKevin Feige CinematographyRachel Morrison MusicLudwig Göransson Prod. DesignHannah Beachler StudioWalt Disney Pictures SeriesMarvel Cinematic Universe

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 16-18 1 $202.0M — 4020 $50,250 $202.0M
2 Feb 23-25 1 $111.7M −44.6% 4020 $27,776 $403.6M
3 Mar 2-4 1 $66.3M −32.4% 4084 $16,236 $501.7M
4 Mar 9-11 2 $40.8M −32.0% 3942 $10,355 $561.7M
5 Mar 16-18 2 $26.7M −38.5% 3834 $6,951 $605.0M
6 Mar 23-25 2 $17.1M −35.1% 3370 $5,074 $631.4M
7 Mar 30-1 3 $11.5M −41.3% 2988 $3,844 $650.9M
8 Apr 6-8 2 $10.8M −6.2% 2987 $3,608 $665.6M
9 Apr 13-15 2 $5.0M −67.5% 2987 $1,669 $674.2M
10 Apr 20-22 10 $4.9M — 1930 $2,556 $681.4M
11 Apr 27-29 5 $4.7M −4.0% 1650 $2,871 $688.4M
12 May 4-6 7 $3.3M −33.2% 1641 $1,984 $693.2M
13 May 11-13 9 $2.1M −32.9% 1370 $1,516 $696.3M
14 May 18-20 13 $860.4K −42.3% 935 $920 $697.8M
15 May 25-28 14 $438.9K −52.5% 440 $997 $698.7M
16 Jun 2-4 — $207.3K −50.1% 284 $730 $699.2M
17 Jun 9-11 — $119.0K −51.8% 186 $640 $699.4M
18 Jun 16-18 — $112.0K −5.8% 146 $767 $699.6M
19 Jun 23-25 — $59.4K −54.2% 115 $516 $699.8M
20 Jun 30-2 — $28.3K −58.1% 80 $354 $699.8M
21 Jul 7-9 — $21.6K −23.6% 52 $416 $699.9M
22 Jul 14-16 — $10.3K −56.6% 28 $370 $699.9M
23 Jul 21-23 — $23.4K +125.7% 154 $152 $699.9M
24 Jul 28-30 — $1.8K −89.8% 15 $122 $700.0M
25 Aug 4-6 — $33.4K +1722.0% 25 $1,337 $700.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$683.6M
Feb 16Mar 5Mar 23Apr 9Apr 26
Weekend grossWk 10 · $4.9M
$202.0M
$111.7M
$66.3M
$40.8M
$26.7M
$17.1M
$11.5M
$10.8M
$5.0M
$4.9M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 4,084 → 1,930 −52.7%
4,020 open1,930 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −67.5%
−44.6%
W1→2
−32.4%
W2→3
−32.0%
W3→4
−38.5%
W4→5
−35.1%
W5→6
−41.3%
W6→7
−6.2%
W7→8
−67.5%
W8→9
Steepest −67.5%Best hold −6.2%

Run milestones

$700M in 171 days
$100M
Day 2
Feb 17
$200M
Day 3
Feb 18
$300M
Day 8
Feb 23
$400M
Day 10
Feb 25
$500M
Day 17
Mar 4
$600M
Day 31
Mar 18
$700M
Day 171
Aug 5

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records
#1 Biggest February openingsAll-time $202.0M #4 Biggest superhero filmsAll-time $700.1M #5 Biggest second weekendsAll-time $111.7M #5 Biggest 3rd weekendsAll-time $66.3M #6 Fastest to $400M domesticAll-time 10 days #7 Biggest domestic runsAll-time $700.1M

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Box office comparisons

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