'Black Panther' Now Tracking for Massive $165M U.S. Debut

The forecast keeps getting better and better for Disney and Marvel Studios' Black Panther, which opens Friday in North America.

Hollywood's leading tracking service NRG on Monday revised its opening weekend estimate to $165 million or more for the four-day Presidents Day weekend — which if it holds would be the top February launch of all time — according to sources with access to tracking.

When Black Panther first came on tracking two weeks ago, NRG forecast a domestic opening of $125 million. By last week, that number had shot up to $150 million-plus.

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