10 Fascinating Facts About Black Panther (2018)
1. It Out-Grossed Infinity War
The most fantastic fact about Black Panther is the sheer amount of money it made.
After ten years of build up, Marvel was betting all of its horses on Avengers: Infinity War. It was the first full appearance of long-in-the-works big bad, Thanos. It was the first time characters like the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers would be on-screen together. It was the culmination of a whole decade of filmmaking. And yet, domestically in the states, it still grossed less than Black Panther.
Even Marvel seemed to be caught off guard by just how gargantuan of a success Black Panther became. It wasn't just another Marvel film, it became an event in its own right, necessitating multiple viewings from fans across the world and earning rave reviews.
In other words, Black Panther burst onto the scene and wound up ultimately upstaging the film Marvle had spent its entire franchise building to.
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