Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the newest Marvel movie that is out and Ryan Coogler has returned to write and direct the sequel. The film stars Letitia Wright, Angela Basset, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Freeman, Winston Duke, Tenoch Huerta, Danai Gurira, etc. Letitia Wright’s Shuri as you may know, is the real protagonist of the film since Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away. I conjured a lot of hope as I stepped into the theatres to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, hoping that the film is good. I knew this would hit my breaking point if I saw another mediocre venture from Marvel but Ryan Coogler managed to make this film work. As it happens, the audiences feels the same as Wakanda Forever continues to do great at the box office and in its illustrious run it has achieved another milestone.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Becomes the Highest Grossing Female Led Superhero Movie!
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been doing great at the box office, be it international or domestic but it seems like the sequel has achieved a major milestone in the US. The sequel got a big boost in the holiday times especially on Christmas. Wakanda Forever has grossed $806 Million worldwide out of which $431 Million came from the domestic box office. That figure also means that the sequel has just becomes the Highest Grossing Female Led Superhero movie in the US ever.
Wakanda Forever just breached through the lifetime domestic box office collection of the previous number one in this list- Marvel’s Captain Marvel ($426 Million) that came out in early 2019. Captain Marvel had taken over 2017’s Wonder Woman ($412 Million) from the DC Universe. The top 8 highest grossing Female- Led Superhero Film of all time are:
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – $431,554, 851
- Captain Marvel (2019) – $426,829,839
- Wonder Woman (2017) – $412,845,172
- Black Widow (2021) – $183,651,655
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020) – $84,158,461
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) – $65,845,974
- Elektra (2005) – $24,409,722
- Catwoman (2004) – $40,202,379
It has to be noted though that Wakanda Forever only ranks 3rd behind both Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman when it comes to the Highest Grossing Female-led Superhero Movies worldwide. Although, it may surpass the DC flick before it completes it run. Here’s the complete list:
- Captain Marvel (2019): $1,128,462,972
- Wonder Woman (2017): $822,854,286
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): $805,249,637
- Black Widow (2021): $379,751,655
- Birds of Prey (2019): $205,322,941
Just for reference, here is the list of the Highest Grossing Female Led Movies of All Time in the US:
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015): $936,662,225
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017): $620,181,382
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016): $533,539,991
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019): $515,202,542
- Beauty and the Beast (2017): $504,481,165
- Finding Dory (2016): $486,295,561
- Frozen II (2019): $477,373,578
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is playing in theatres near you.
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