Feige really deserves major props for how he has successfully managed this universe over the past 10 years.

There is value to this argument. The good management behind the MCU vs the poor management behind the SW franchise are fascinating parallel paths to watch, considering they are from the same studio entity.

Good management = $$$
Bad management = $$$

They can’t do wrong so far. With Solo problems it’s still going to make a ton

Amazing holds for everything which surprises the hell out of me with Black Panther's mammoth opening. Jumanji is especially impressive. I thought it would be hit by this one more than that. Damn. Cannot believe this is doing 400+.

Awesome hold for Fifty Shades (better than Darker held). It's going to do 100+.

15:17 held up really well. My predicted drop for it wasn't terrible considering there wasn't really new competition for older audiences (I know BP targets everyone but there will be some older audiences not interested) but its hold is legit great. Impressive considering the bad reviews and poor CinemaScore.

Cannot believe there was this much money to go around this weekend.

Is 2018 the peak of the Marvel brand?

Of the MCU I'd say yes. 2019 will also be strong with The final Avengers + Captain Marvel + Spider-man but probably just fall short. After that it looks less and less likely to have a year this big but never count out Marvel amd Fieg.

Still boggles the mind JW did 69m Saturday

Yep. Also, Rth just posted who doesn't like the number 69?

I have a feeling this hits 200m for the 3 day and around 240 for the 4, Now churches have gotten in on the act...
https://urbanfaith.com/2018/02/a-spirit ... ings.html/

Sunday, 12:31AM: Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther is even more ferocious than ever imagined. Late night estimates (not from Disney) indicate that T’Challa is headed to $194M over three-days after a super Saturday night between $66.8M-$68M which is only 11% down from Friday on the high-end. Also if you back out $25.2M Thursday previews from Friday’s $76.4M, Saturday’s business is still technically +33%. So that means business for Black Panther wasn’t front-loaded. Four-day figures remain a wild forecast for many analysts: They’re certain that Black Panther is expected to clear $220M, but he could fly as high as $230M. Projections at this minute are averaging around $223M. Over three-days, Black Panther now beats Avengers: Age of Ultron‘s 3-day number of $191.2M for the fifth best opening of all-time behind Avengers ($207.4M). On a four-day basis, it will also beat Ultron ($204.4M), but it might kick Avengers 4-day haul as well ($226.3M). It’s summer box office records during the second month of the year. Ryan Coogler went up to his hometown of Oakland on Thursday night to surprise Black Panther fans at previews while Chadwick Boseman, Coogler, Marvel boss Kevin Feige, EP Louis D’Esposito and the Marvel gang surprised fans at the Cinemark LA and other theaters in town on Friday night.