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US Box Office Weekend 16 - 18 February 2018: Black Panther dominates to record breaking debut

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Black Panther
As has become the norm in the 10 years Marvel have dominated the Superhero movie scene when a new film is released is not only dominated it destroys all in its path.

This week Disney/Marvel release a new IP onto the cinematic world in the shape of Black Panther and it has become the biggest non Avengers film in the franchise.

Taking an incredible $192 million from the weekend is has shattered the record held by Deadpool for highest grossing debut film on a February.

Sticking at number 2 this week is Peter Rabbit who takes $17.2 million for the weekend and boosts its cume to $48 million.

Third this week is Fifty Shades Freed which falls quite heavy from its number one debut with $16.9 million for a $76 million total.

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle has so surpassed all expectations its now looking like it could outgross Sony stablemate Spider-Man which before now was the highest grossing movie for the studio, a $7.6 million 9th weekend pushes its total to $377.6 million.

Finally Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 To Paris is at number 5 with $7.6 million for a total of $25 million.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. Black Panther - $202,003,951
  2. Peter Rabbit - $17,506,207
  3. Fifty Shades Freed - $17,307,545
  4. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - $7,937,970
  5. The 15:17 to Paris - $7,586,015
  6. The Greatest Showman - $5,033,518
  7. Early Man - $3,190,525
  8. Maze Runner: The Death Cure - $2,600,395
  9. Winchester - $2,205,695
  10. The Post - $1,988,634
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