ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 10: General view during "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Screening at Regal Atlantic Station on November 10, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
<p>As they say, numbers don&#8217;t lie. And according to the global <strong>$330 million</strong> that <em><strong>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever&#8217;</strong> </em>pulled in this weekend, the film is <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/rihanna-michael-b-jordan-and-all-the-beautiful-black-panther-2-premier-moments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a sequel</a> that understood the assignment!</p>
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<p>According to Disney, the film <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/media/black-panther-wankanda-forever-box-office/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earned $180 million</a> of its global sales from support in North America, per <em>CNN.</em> The opening was the highest-grossing debut in November EVER. This means <em>Wakanda Forever </em>snatched the slot that <em>The Hunger Games: Catching Fire </em>secured in 2013 with their $158 million debut. <em>Wakanda Forever </em>is only a few million below the $202 million debut weekend of its 2018 first installment.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong>A Box Office Hit After Several Production Challenges </strong></h5>
<p>The box office win comes after the Marvel story faced significant challenges in its return to the big screen. Fans worried how the creative team would handle the storyline after <strong>Chadwick Boseman</strong>, who played King T&#8217;Challa and Black Panther in the 2018 film, <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/chadwick-boseman-passes-away-at-43-following-battle-with-colon-cancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed away in 2020</a> from colon cancer. He was 43 years old.</p>
<p>Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, <a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/kevin-feige-not-recasting-tchalla-mcu-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told <em>Empire </em>magazine</a> in September that director and co-writer Ryan Coogler poured the reality of Chadwick&#8217;s passing into the world of Wakanda.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It just felt like it was much too soon to recast,&#8221; Feige said. &#8220;Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents the world outside your window. And we had talked about how, as extraordinary and fantastical as our character and stories are, there&#8217;s a relatable and human element to everything we do. The world is still processing the loss of Chad. And Ryan poured that into the story.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>In the sequel, Wakandans are processing the loss of King T&#8217;Challa, whose death is attributed to an unspecified illness. It serves almost as a tribute to the late actor. Co-star Lupita Nyong&#8217;o spoke about filming <em>Wakanda Forever </em>without Boseman.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;For us as a cast, having lost our king, Chadwick Boseman, that was a lot to process, and in many ways, we&#8217;re still processing it. When you love someone, I don&#8217;t know when you stop missing them. And of course, we felt it so much, making this film without him,&#8221; Lupita told Hollywood Reporter in July. She added, &#8220;It was very therapeutic. It restored a sense of hope for me in making it, and I think we&#8217;ve expanded the world of Wakanda in a way that will blow people&#8217;s minds&#8211;not just Wakanda, but the &#8216;Black Panther&#8217; world.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Social Media Reacts To <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</em></strong></h5>
<p>The film pushed through despite reworking the script, managing Covid-19 restrictions, and <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/production-for-black-panther-wakanda-forever-officially-begins-in-atlanta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letitia Wright</a>&#8216;s fractured <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/letitia-wright-black-panther-2-set-injury-traumatic-1235427253/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shoulder set injury</a>. In her interview<em>, </em>Lupita added that the two-hours-and-forty-minute sequel will <em>&#8220;blow people&#8217;s minds.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what folks on Twitter have already said about the $250 million production! Meanwhile, <em>Wakanda Forever </em>is <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_panther_wakanda_forever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">holding at 84 percent</a> on <em>Rotten Tomatoes&#8217; </em>tomatometer and a 95 percent audience score.</p>
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