Over the weekend, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever made history by breaking box office records across the continent.
In a statement on Monday, producers said that the follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s 2018 hit Black Panther was a hit with moviegoers in all territories, with fewer than 300,000 in attendance.
In Nigeria, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became the industry’s biggest opening weekend at the box office with ₦240 million.
In East Africa, the film earned Kes 25 million, earning the titles of the biggest weekend box office of 2022 and the biggest post-pandemic opening.
In South Africa, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever brought in Rs 16.5 crore, making it the biggest weekend box office of 2022.
The 2018 film Black Panther remains the number one film of all time in East and West Africa and the number two film of all time in South Africa.
Premiere in Lagos and Johannesburg
The filmmakers and cast of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever recently visited Lagos to celebrate the film’s release, making history. African Marvel Studios first official release in Nigeria. Director Ryan Coogler, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’oDanai Gurira, Winston Duke, Tenoch Huerta Mejía and local musicians featured in the film joined dignitaries and guests at the Nov. 6 black carpet premiere.
In Lagos, film director Coogler, who received four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards and an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, justified why the cast and crew decided to kick off celebrations across the continent ahead of the film’s release. Nigeria
Coogler, who is African-American, said Lagos has a lot of history and cultural significance for filmmakers. He also revealed to the excited audience that he recently took a genealogy test that revealed his lineage.
The 36-year-old filmmaker said that the film was influenced by different parts of Africa; however, Nigerian culture exudes a certain energy that is hard to ignore.
ALSO READ: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Why we released it in Nigeria
Johannesburg also hosted the film’s South African premiere on 9 November and welcomed Connie Chiume (Mining Tribe Elder “Zawavari”), Ernest Khalema (the film’s language and cultural consultant) and local soundtrack artists on the same day.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
In Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation . Of the world powers that have intervened in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.
As the Wakandans strive to take the next chapter, the heroes must team up with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path to the kingdom of Wakanda. It stars Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, the ruler of a hidden undersea nation, and the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, is now in theaters everywhere.
Apart from Rihanna’s already released single “Lift Me”, the movie soundtrack co-written by Tems features other Nigerian artistes, Burna Boy, Fireboy DML, Ckay, Rema, Tobe Nwigwe and Fat Nwigwe among other African acts.
Accept PREMIUM TIMES’ journalism of integrity and credibility
Good journalism costs a lot of money. However, only good journalism can guarantee a good society, a responsible democracy and the possibility of a transparent government.
For free access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you make a modest contribution to this noble endeavour.
By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain journalism that matters and keep it free and accessible to all.
Donate
Text ad: Call Willie – +2348098788999
