Black Panther poised to leap past Titanic to enter top three of all-time grossing films

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 18:40 EDT, 7 April 2018 | Updated: 21:08 EDT, 7 April 2018

It's another box office milestone for Black Panther.

The Disney-Marvel motion picture film was poised to entered the top-three of all-time grossing movies at the box office on Saturday.

The comic-based film, which hit theaters less than two months ago, racked up $2.3 million in box office totals on Friday, bringing the total to $659.3 million, which put it on pace to surpass 1997's Titanic ($659.5 million) on Saturday, Box Office Mojo reported.

Moving forward: Black Panther, starring (L-R) Danai Gurira, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o and Florence Kasumba, was poised to surpass Titanic to enter the top-three of all-time grossing movies at the box office on Saturday

Moving forward: Black Panther, starring (L-R) Danai Gurira, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o and Florence Kasumba, was poised to surpass Titanic to enter the top-three of all-time grossing movies at the box office on Saturday

Leading the way on the exclusive list are Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.7 million) and Avatar ($760.5 million).

The film, which was directed by Ryan Coogler, stands at $1.29 billion worldwide, ahead of smashes such as Frozen, and 2017 mega-hits Beauty and the Beast and The Fate of the Furious.

Black Panther - starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya and Michael B. Jordan - sits just behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the international list, which is in ninth place with $1.33 billion.

Live from New York: Boseman, who has rocketed to the A-list atop the smash Marvel film, is set to host this week's Saturday Night Live, to dovetail with the milestone

Live from New York: Boseman, who has rocketed to the A-list atop the smash Marvel film, is set to host this week's Saturday Night Live, to dovetail with the milestone

The fight continues: Boseman (with Michael B. Jordan) will appear in this month's Avengers: Infinity War

The fight continues: Boseman (with Michael B. Jordan) will appear in this month's Avengers: Infinity War

Last month, the film, set in the land of Wakanda, edged out The Avengers ($624 million) in establishing itself as highest-grossing superhero film ever.

In the wake of the film's banner $240 million opening in February, Coogler took to social media to explain how emotionally moved he was by the massive turnout.

'Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent,' he said. 'Never in a million years did we imagine that you all would come out this strong. It still humbles me to think that people care enough to spend their money and time watching our film.

'But to see people of all backgrounds wearing clothing that celebrates their heritage, taking pictures next to our posters with their friends and family, and sometimes dancing in the lobbies of theaters - often moved me and my wife to tears.'

Boseman, Wright, Gurira and others reprise their Marvel Universe roles for the star-studded Avengers: Infinity War, which features an ensemble cast including Idris Elba, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Gwyneth Paltrow, among others.

Black Panther is in theaters now, while Avengers: Infinity War hits the big screen April 27. 

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