It's kind of ridiculous that I can watch Black Panther on a plane and it's still a top 5 theatrical release. No wonder Disney are the only ones strongly against changing the current theatrical window.
Disney was surprised at how well BP was and is doing still. I think everyone was. It almost didn't get made because some thought it wouldn't be well received. So, a plane-movie at 10 weeks? Sure, it certainly wouldn't be strong or have legs, and even if it did, then surely Avengers would kill it off, right? right? The best they could hope for was Ant-Man money.
Oops.
Comes out on Digital on Tuesday, and there are still over 1000 theaters carrying it after 11 weeks (this will be the 12th weekend). Once the DVD/Blu-ray release date comes around, it’s anyone’s guess. Example- The Greatest Showman came out on DVD on April 10, and it was still in theaters for another 3 weekends (as far as I can find, it has finally left theaters today).
In other news, I found a drive-in in my area that is doing an Infinity War/Black Panther double feature (which I would go to in a heartbeat if I had time this weekend), and since I won’t be able to go to that, I’m hoping for an Ant-Man & the Wasp/Infinity War double feature in July.
Speaking of Ant-Man money, I’m assuming that the sequel will make a decent sum this summer. Unless the Mamma Mia sequel turns out to be a good movie (original is a guilty pleasure of mine, but this sequel is not peaking my interest), AM&W could have the top spot at the box office until Mission Impossible comes out.
Infinity War will probably come out on DVD in August, AM&W in December. Definitely expecting a massive toy push for Christmas of Avengers, Guardians, and Captain Marvel, and then by next year, a collectors edition of Blu-Rays with even more content of all 22 films that made up the first three phases (since they might be getting rid of phases after A4).