It was supposed to be a Disney vs. Disney weekend. And where diversity was going to play against diversity, both in front and behind the camera. But A Wrinkle in Time, adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi novel and directed by Ava DuVernay, the first black woman entrusted with a budget of over $100 million dollars, was no match for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. On the fourth week of release most films fade away, but King T’Challa’s adventures in the land of Wakanda keep breaking records and collecting US dollars, rubles, euros, renminbi and anything in between. In the US, Disney and Marvel’s Panther collected an extra $41 million, for a new domestic total of over $570 million. Shattering the myth that movies with black protagonists and stories do not fly well overseas, the film has added an extra $500 million abroad and is now well over the $1 billion worldwide mark. It has actually passed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Dark Knight, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2. Panther opened in China, where it did a pretty strong $65 million. And is now headed to a $1.2 billion worldwide gross.

In the Middle Kingdom, two hits released for the Chinese New Year crossed $500 million this week: Operation Red Sea and Detective Chinatown 2. With the exception of China, there was another major debut across Asia: 15 years after Angelina Jolie last interpreted her, Lara Croft is back as Alicia Vikander in a Tomb Raider reboot. It earned $14.1 million, almost $3 million from South Korea alone. Next week will be its big test: the debut in the US, and in other 45 markets including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and China.

In its second outing, another film based on a kick-ass female heroine, Red Sparrow, added $15.7 million, for a total gross of $52 million. Domestically, the spy thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence added $8.1 million, for a total of $31 million. Major markets such as Japan, France and Russia have not opened yet.

Back to A Wrinkle in Time, which stars Storm Reid looking for her father and trying to save the universe, was good for $33.3 million in domestic ticket sales. Not a bad number, but the reviews were weak, its Cinemascore rating was a B and the audience was mostly female and under 25. Overseas the film was good for $6.3 million, with markets like Britain, Mexico and Australia still to open. With a budget of over $100 million before marketing costs, Disney is now looking at something unfamiliar: a loss.

There were two new releases that can be classified as dead on arrival, with about $3 million each: Amazon’s Gringo and Entertainment Studios’ The Hurricane Heist. Best film winner The Shape of Water enjoyed instead a nice Oscar bump: it collected $2.4 million, a 63% jump, for a domestic total of about $61 million. Worldwide, Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi fantasy is now at $134 million.

Finally, a film that has been banned in Russia: The Death of Stalin. IFC released it in just four theaters, where the comedy posted a healthy per theater average of $45,327: so far, the best of the year after the unstoppable Black Panther.

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