00:00« Put her around the truck.
00:06Where'd he go?»
00:08Black Panther is tracking to roar into theaters with a heroic $100-$120 million debut
00:14at the North American box office, according to early pre-release surveys.
00:18The standalone superhero movie from Marvel Studios and Disney opens on February 16th,
00:23the beginning of the four-day President's Day weekend.
00:25Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, aka Black Panther, alongside Lupita Nyong'o,
00:31Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forrest Whitaker,
00:38and Andy Serkis. Ryan Coogler directed the film.
00:47The movie is the 18th title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
00:50It's also the first tentpole film of 2018.
00:53And if tracking is correct, Black Panther will come in ahead of standalone Marvel pic Doctor Strange,
00:58which posted a three-day debut of $85 million in November 2016.
01:03It would also be the biggest opening of 2018 to date.
01:06Earlier this month, Black Panther set a new record for Marvel.
01:09It became the best-selling Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in terms of pre-sales in the first 24 hours,
01:15according to ticket site Fandango.
01:17For more on Black Panther, check out the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter featuring cover star Lupita Nyong'o,
01:22and THR.com.
01:24And let me know in the comments if you plan on seeing Black Panther over its opening weekend.
01:27Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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