Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Makes $28 Million on Thursday

Florence Kasumba, from left, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ in London, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earned $28 million in Thursday previews.

#BlackPantherWakandaForever launched to $28 million in Thursday previews. That's up from the $25 million the original "Black Panther" grossed in 2018. https://t.co/GUj2vltLca

— Variety (@Variety) November 11, 2022

That makes it the 15th-highest preview money maker ever. The movie opens to 4,396 theaters today (Friday, Nov. 11th).

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Experience Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: #WakandaForever, now playing only in theaters. Get tickets now: https://t.co/ACmjU47GTU pic.twitter.com/E49cyWNUQh

— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) November 11, 2022

The 2018 Black Panther made $25 million in previews and went on to make $1.3 billion worldwide. Wakanda Forever is expected to make $175 million on opening weekend. The first Black Panther made $202 million on opening weekend.