Disney has just confirmed what we saw earlier:
Marvel’s
Black Panther is the second-biggest 4-day opener of all-time at the domestic B.O. with
$241.96M, after
Force Awakens ($288M) and beating
Star Wars: Last Jedi ($241.6M). Monday also marked an all-time record with
$40.167M, beating
Force Awakens‘ $40.11M (Dec. 21, 2015).
Black Panther also posted the second best Sunday ever at the domestic B.O. with $60.096M behind
Forces Awakens ($60.5M).