'Black Panther' is officially the biggest superhero movie in U.S. box office history

We knew it was going to happen, and now it has: This weekend, Black Panther will cement its place as the top-earning superhero movie of all time at the U.S. box office.

The current Friday-Sunday estimate of $16.6 million for Black Panther will bring its cumulative domestic total up to $630.9 million (h/t Deadline). That gives it a small-yet-not-insignificant lead over The Avengers, which ended its May-September, 2012 run with a domestic take of $623.3 million.

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It's still early in the weekend, and Black Panther's estimate is likely to shift in either direction. But there's little chance of the current estimate falling by the $7 million it would take to leave Marvel's latest in second place for one more day. Read more...

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