The winner: Black Panther
Having already impressed with its £10.5m UK opening, plus previews, Black Panther signals its likelihood for sustained success with second-weekend takings of £6.86m – a relatively slim 35% decline from the opening session. After 13 days, the Marvel film has notched up £29.5m.
For comparison, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble fell 39% in its second session, by which time it had reached £29.9m. Captain America: Civil War plunged 67% with its second frame, reaching £27.4m – although it’s worth considering that this was just a 10-day figure, since there had been no preview play for that title. The biggest tally for a Marvel film after two weekends of release was achieved by Avengers: Age of Ultron. It fell by 41% on the second weekend, reaching £32.3m at that time.
Globally, Black Panther is at $709m, with $404m from the US and the rest in foreign markets. The UK is currently the top territory for the film outside the US, with South Korea in second place.