#BlackPanther Overtakes ‘Titanic’ At Box Office, Tops $1.3 Billion, Wins ‘Black Jeopardy’

It’s official!

Movie of the moment, “Black Panther” has officially sailed passed “Titanic” to become third in the rankings for America’s top-grossing film of all time.

The Marvel blockbuster overtook James Cameron’s 1997 smash hit on Saturday, when it surpassed $665 million at the domestic box office. It’s now the highest-grossing title at the North American box office after 2015′s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936.7 million), and 2009′s “Avatar” ($760.5 million).

These figures haven’t been adjusted for inflation. Doing that would mean “Gone With The Wind” is the highest-grossing film of all time. But we digress.

“Black Panther” has grossed $1.29 billion worldwide since its release, and people can’t stop showing love for the film. If Black Panther’s domination teaches studios that they need fewer tentpoles and more studio programmers (like Game Night and A Quiet Place) as counter programming against the biggie of the moment, that may be a net-positive. The Chadwick Boseman flick does not have nearly enough gas left to get anywhere near the $760 million total of Avatar. At this point, the goal is getting over $687m so Black Panther can beat Batman and Bond. And barring a fluke, I don’t think anything else out there (other than maybe Star Wars 9 or Avatar 2) has a realistic shot at swiping Black Panther’s bronze medal.

Oh, and T’Challa won Black Jeopardy too!