VIDEO : Black Panther Breaks Box Office Record For Monday

"Black Panther" has set a new Monday box office record. The film grossed an estimated $40.16 million in the United States, surpassing the previous Monday box office record set by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The film was directed by Ryan Coogler and returns Chadwick Boseman to the role of T?Challa/Black Panther, following his debut in 2016?s "Captain America: Civil War." "Black Panther" is currently at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics, making it critically one of the highest-rated superhero films of all-time, and the highest-rated Marvel movie of all time. The critical and commercial hype only fueled this past weekend?s audience attendance.