“Black Panther ” has officially sailed past “Titanic” to become third in the rankings for America’s top-grossing film of all time.
The Marvel blockbuster overtook James Cameron’s 1997 smash hit on Saturday, when it surpassed $665 million at the domestic box office. It’s now the highest-grossing title at the North American box office after 2015′s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936.7 million), and 2009′s “Avatar” ($760.5 million).
These figures haven’t been adjusted for inflation. Doing that would mean “Gone With The Wind” is the highest-grossing film of all time. But we digress.
“Black Panther” has grossed $1.29 billion worldwide since its release, and people can’t stop showing love for the film. Once news broke that “Panther” had passed “Titanic” at the box office, the praise and snark came rolling in:
Visual representation of Black Panther passing the Titanic in the U.S. box office. pic.twitter.com/R927oIeibZ
— val’s twin sis (@nakiamnger) April 8, 2018
Black Panther’s numbers passed Titanic sheesh #FlexOnEm 💪🏽
— Axis GettinCash (@axisgettincash) April 9, 2018
"Black Panther" Passes "Titanic" at Box Office and Becomes the Third Biggest selling Movie of all times.#Wakandaforever#Wakanda
— BRAVIN 🇰🇪 (@ItsBravin) April 9, 2018
"Black Panther" surpasses "Titanic" as third-highest-grossing movie in U.S. history. 👏🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/JCOqpg0rZz
— WSHH RAP (@WSHHRAP) April 9, 2018
I almost never care about box office news, but Black Panther surpassing Titanic delights me deeply.
— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) April 9, 2018
Visual representation of Black Panther passing the Titanic in the U.S. box office. pic.twitter.com/NPtPDkXMUq
— Raphael de la Ghetto (@iLoveSmick) April 9, 2018
T'Challa is now KING of the world!#BlackPanther passes 'Titanic' at the box office: https://t.co/ECizjI5i6E
— Sean O'Reilly (@SeanWFTS) April 9, 2018
Black Panther just passed Titanic and is now the third highest grossing film of all time in the U.S. 🙅🏾♀️🙅🏿♂️ https://t.co/KZDOVgKcoF
— Lauren Chanel Allen (@MichelleHux) April 7, 2018
Long live Wakanda.
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