{"id":276,"date":"2018-02-19T15:02:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/02\/19\/2018219black-panther-roars-out-of-the-box-office\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:48:40","slug":"2018219black-panther-roars-out-of-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/02\/19\/2018219black-panther-roars-out-of-the-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Panther roars out of the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Weiss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like any good movie opening up to the public, \u201cBlack Panther\u201d found itself in sold-out theater after sold out theater. During opening night on Thursday, it was more likely to find a four-leaf clover that wasn\u2019t frozen solid than a ticket to a North Haven showing of \u201cBlack Panther.\u201d Patrons lined the halls of the Cinemark on Universal Drive, a luxurious 14 screen theater, eagerly awaiting the first showings of the newest Marvel masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xjDjIWPwcPU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Much like any great movie, however, the lines continued to find their way back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, showings of \u201cBlack Panther\u201d sold out quickly throughout the day as reserved seats online and over the phone were snatched up by eager fans. The only way to walk into Cinemark North Haven and watch the new film was with a neck cramp, as the last available seats belonged to the front two rows.<\/p>\n<p>Drive north a few miles to Wallingford, and you\u2019d find the same dilemma at Holiday Stadium Cinemas, where showings sold out hours before the pre-film advertisements flickered on-screen. The sellouts continued all of the way until Sunday, where the 10 screen cinema updated their \u201cBlack Panther: sold out times\u201d sheet by the entrance hourly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just saw it with Stedman. It\u2019s Phenomenal!! Layers and layers of it. Wakunda ForEveeeerrrr! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackPanther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackPanther<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oprah\/status\/965043960686157824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would encourage everyone to watch it,\u201d Ayanna Simpson said. \u201cIt has a beautiful message that doesn\u2019t overpower the film but can be clearly seen, and I think it\u2019s a breath of fresh air from today\u2019s populated climate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simpson serves as the program coordinator for multicultural education at Quinnipiac University. The African and Caribbean Student Union, along with the Student Programming Board and Department of Cultural Global Engagement at Quinnipiac, put together a \u201cBlack Panther\u201d viewing event on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall I thought it was a remarkable film,\u201d Simpson added. \u201cI loved how each character had a complete and complex story.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every time I think of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackPanther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackPanther<\/a> I\u2019m a bit bummed out that I\u2019ll never be able to watch it for the first time again.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graeme Boyd (@AceyBongos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AceyBongos\/status\/965429806526447616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Samantha Nardone, a junior public relations major at Quinnipiac, attended the viewing party with fellow Bobcats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really important that they kind of defeated (the) stereotype that everyone in Africa is poor, because there are some wealthy countries in Africa and there are poorer areas,\u201d Nardone said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to show the pride people can have in black culture. So many movies and TV shows don\u2019t show that at all (and) I think this movie helped to reduce that myth and stereotype. It was just awesome to see all the black power and black culture emphasized and the pride in that in this film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s box offices agreed with Nardone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original projections expected \u201cBlack Panther\u201d to claw in about $120million over the four-day opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>As Thursday turned to Friday, and Friday turned to Saturday, moviegoers shattered those projections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The three-day opening brought in an estimated $192 million, ranking fifth most all time. Current expectations project <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/box-office\/black-panther-box-office-presidents-day-weekend-1202703377\/\">$218 million over the four-day holiday weekend<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/box-office\/black-panther-box-office-presidents-day-weekend-1202703377\/\">&nbsp;<\/a>in the United States with $361 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The film also broke the record for the largest opening by a movie with an African-American director. Ryan Coogler\u2019s masterpiece destroyed the previous record of $98 million set by F. Gary Gray\u2019s \u201cThe Fate of the Furious\u201d back April 2017 of 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From meeting Ryan Coogler at the Sundance Film Festival 2013 to doing panels together at SXSW to crying in the theatre during CREED to having you watch my rough cut to give me notes on KONG&#8230; I love him like a brother and am in awe of his craft. Black Panther is a triumph. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fFvcs5Wq8X\">pic.twitter.com\/fFvcs5Wq8X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VogtRoberts\/status\/965431968266506240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tiana Duggin of West Haven was happy to add to that total.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis climate right now, because (of how) a lot of people in the world view what African Americans are, this can teach them what we were in the past, and what we can be in the future,\u201d Duggin said.<\/p>\n<p>The film is available for fans of the film, or anyone interested, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemark.com\/connecticut\/cinemark-north-haven-and-xd\">North Haven<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bowtiecinemas.com\/\">New Haven<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holidaycinemas10.com\/Code\/fri_mon_showtimes.html\">Wallingford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Quinnipiac will host a roundtable discussion \u2014 A Place at the Table \u2014on \u201cBlackness, Heroism and the American Imagination: Can \u2018Black Panther\u2019 Expand the Marvel Universe?\u201d The discussion takes place at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday in Buckman Theater. 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