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‘Black Panther’ Tops $600 Million to Break New Records

First film since “Avatar” to hold No. 1 in theaters for five weekends in a row.

Ryan Coogler’s superhero flick Black Panther showed no sign of slowing down at the box office this weekend, topping the North America charts for the fifth weekend in a row with $27 million domestically. The Disney and Marvel film, with a domestic haul of $605.4 million and $1.182 billion globally, became the first since 2009’s Avatar to win at the box office for five weekends in a row. It’s also on track to beat The Avengers for the title of top-grossing superhero film of all time domestically once it surpasses $623 million. Warner Bros.’ Tomb Raider reboot, starring Alicia Vikander, fell short of expectations but took second place with a $23.5 million debut. The faith-based film I Can Only Imagine pulled off an unexpected upset to claim third place with a $17.1 million debut, defeating A Wrinkle in Time and Love, Simon.