Black Panther breaks local box office records

Black Panther opened at number one with a record-breaking performance, which is currently estimated at $117 million by Sunday 5pm. picking up a muscular $25.2 million in Thursday preview showings. And $71 million on Friday .The comic-book adaptation has stopped on that it has smashed the Domestic (Uganda) box office weekend record set by Fast and Furious.

movie to feature a black protagonist that includes 2 Ugandans. Its barrier-breaking potential

With an almost entirely black cast and a powerful Afrocentric story line, Black panther is one of its kind and is expected to beat yet another international record held by Star wars. The force awakens at $247 million and take in at least $250 million worldwide by Monday Evening, reports coming in from local box office records at century Cinemax and other cinemas in Uganda, on Friday “Black Panther” was its No. 1 pre-seller of all time, ahead of all the last three “Star Wars” movies and fast and furious 7