Wakanda Forever fails to reach $70M second weekend target

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By Ankit

For the second weekend in a row, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tops the box office charts, but fails to meet projections of $70 million+.

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The highly anticipated and hyped sequel to the 2018 critical and box office hit Black Panther debuted with a $181.3 million opening weekend.

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Wakanda Forever had a second Friday box office haul of $17.9 million. This is a 79% drop from its first Friday figures.

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Wakanda Forever drops -63% in its sophomore domestic weekend, making $67.3 million for the November 18-20, 2022 period.

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By comparison, 2018's Black Panther opened to a $202 million box office and only declined 44.7 percent for its second weekend haul.

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Directed by Ryan Coogler and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is currently running in theaters.

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