Black Panther becomes most tweeted-about movie of all time, inches closer to eclipsing Avengers at BO
Marvel’s blockbuster superhero movie, Black Panther, has become the most tweeted-about film of all time, as it continues to break box office records worldwide.
hollywood Updated: Mar 21, 2018 11:04 IST
Black Panther can add another achievement in its list of accolades. The Marvel superhero movie has become the most tweeted-about film of all time, Twitter said in a statement on Tuesday. Black Panther has beaten fellow Disney blockbusters Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi to claim the throne, with over 35 million tweets.
“It’s official. #BlackPanther has become the most Tweeted-about movie of all time,” said Twitter.
It's official. #BlackPanther has become the most Tweeted-about movie of all time. 📈
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 20, 2018
With 35 million Tweets, fans can't get enough of #Wakanda
Here's the breakdown. 👇 pic.twitter.com/cm5RF3mY2q
Twitter also released more data, like who the most tweeted-about character was (Killmonger and Shuri, in addition to T’Challa), and what the most-tweeted hashtags were (fire, black heart and crown).
Previously, rapper Kendrick Lamar’s tweet about the soundtrack album for the film -- which he curated -- became the most-retweeted Black Panther tweet ever, with 240,000 RTs.
Black Panther has broken several box office records since its February debut. The film opened to $201 million in the US, the biggest opening for a movie directed by a black filmmaker. It crossed the coveted $1 billion mark worldwide in 26 days, and currently trails Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Avengers as the fourth highest-grossing Marvel movie ever. It is the second highest-grossing MCU movie in the US after the first Avengers - which it is poised to overtake - and it has grossed over Rs 50 crore in India.
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