VIDEO : 'Black Panther' Earns A Historic $242 Million Opening Weekend

According to a report by Business Insider, after an incredibly successful opening weekend 'Black Panther' has blasted beyond industry projections. On Tuesday, the final numbers for the President's Day holiday weekend came out revealing that the latest Marvel movie has earned 242 million-dollars at the domestic box-office. This makes the MCU's latest film the second best four-day opening at the box office, surpassing the latest Star Wars film The Last Jedi. Not only did the Black Panther surpass the Star Wars franchise's numbers, but it also took in a three-day gross of 201.7 million dollars, making it the fifth best of all time, beating out "Avengers: Age of Ultron" which earned 191.2 million dollars.