‘Black Panther’ has earned a stellar $100 million at the U.S. box office…in the second week of its release.

Epic news  below…

Marvel handed director Ryan Coogler $200 million to build the movie and now finds itself rolling in the dough after the esteemed artist turned it into $500 million via ticket sales!

 That’s $548.9 million to be exact.

$104 million of that was generated in the U.S. this weekend and $30.4 million has been swept up in South Korea since its opening weekend making it the movie’s second biggest market outside of the U.S.

Its biggest? The United Kingdom.

There, it has earned $31.9 million to date.

U.S. industry estimates for weekend of Feb. 23-25:

1..) Black Panther (DIS), 4,020 theaters (0)  / $28.8M Fri (-62%) /3-day: $104.1M (-48%)/Total: $396M/Wk 2

2..) Game Night (NL/WB), 3,488 theaters  / $5.6m Fri (includes $1M previews)/3-day: $15.1M /Wk 1

3..) Peter Rabbit (SONY), 3,707 theaters (-18)  / $2.8M Fri (-30%) /3-day: $12.1M (-31%) /Total: $70.8M/Wk 3

4..) Annihilation (PAR), 2,012 theaters  / $3.85m Fri (includes $900k previews)/3-day: $10.7M /Wk 1

5..) Fifty Shades Freed (UNI), 3,265 theaters (-503) / $2.3M Fri (-59%)/3-day: $6.9M(-60%)/Total: $89.5M/Wk 3

6..)   Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (SONY), 2,519 theaters (-281) / $1.3M Fri (-28%)/3-day: $5.6M (-29%)/Total:$387.2M/ Wk 10

7..) The 15:17 to Paris (WB), 2,752 theaters (-290)  / $995K Fri (-52%)/3-day: $3.54M(-53%)/Total: $32.1M/ Wk 3

8..) The Greatest Showman  (FOX), 1,601 theaters (-335) / $910K Fri (-31%) / 3-day: $3.4M (-32%)/Total: $160.7M/Wk 10

9..)  Every Day (OR), 1,667 theaters  / $1M Fri (includes $115k previews)/3-day: $3M /Wk 1

10..) Early Man (LG), 2,494 theaters  / $353K Fri (-58%)/3-day: $1.4M (-55%)/Total: $6.5M/Wk 2

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