A Triumphant Return! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Breaks Cineplex Box Office Record for Best November Opening Weekend

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

TORONTONov. 14, 2022 /CNW/ – (TSX: CGX) –  Cineplex, a leading entertainment and media company, announced today that it has a new high watermark for a November film release, with the record-breaking opening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in its theatres. Welcoming over 835,000 moviegoers to its locations across Canada from Thursday through Sunday, this marks Cineplex’s highest grossing November weekend of all time and the second-highest in 2022, driven by the record-setting opening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Further, Cineplex’s premium offerings, including UltraAVX, VIP Cinemas, IMAX, D-BOX, 4DX, ScreenX and Real D 3D, made up 74 per cent of the film’s box office for the Company. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is reported to have grossed approximately $330 million globally and set a domestic box office record for a film opening during the month of November, with weekend ticket sales reports of $180 million.

“This record-setting weekend performance demonstrates that consumer enthusiasm for theatrical moviegoing in Canada and around the world is as strong as ever,” said Ellis Jacob, President and CEO, Cineplex. “From an attendance perspective, the weekend represents a 43 per cent increase from 2019 and I want to thank our partners from Disney and Marvel Studios for delivering such compelling theatrical content.”

SOURCE Cineplex

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