Leid Stories—Black Panther Movie Breaks Box Office Records and the Hearts of Activists Bemoaning A Strategic Hollywood Coup—02.20.18

It’s already one for the movie record books. The weekend opening of Black Panther in the United States and Canada alone raked in an estimated $235 million, while international ticket sales, not including major markets like China, Japan and Russia, added another $169 million to the film’s debut total. On the one hand, Black Panther’s spectacular box office success validates longstanding arguments that …