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Is "Black Panther" a billion-dollar movie?

Ryan Kailath Jan 11, 2018
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Is "Black Panther" a billion-dollar movie?

Ryan Kailath Jan 11, 2018
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The new Marvel superhero movie “Black Panther” is breaking records — and it’s not even out yet. Fandango says the first 24 hours of advanced ticket sales beat the sales for “Captain America: Civil War,” thus setting a new bar for Marvel. Disney, which owns Marvel, has been promoting the movie heavily. But there’s also been a whole lot of grass-roots support for “Black Panther.”

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