CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Marvel’s “Black Widow” is already crushing pandemic-era box office records. The superhero adventure raked in a mighty $39.5 million from 4,160 theaters on Friday, the biggest single-day gross since the onset of COVID-19.

Through the weekend, “Black Widow” is poised to generated a huge $87.8 million, which would best the benchmark previously set by “F9” and its $70 million debut.

The final opening weekend number for the Cate Shortland-directed movie could shoot even higher with positive word-of-mouth. As the first Marvel film to open in theaters since the start of the pandemic, “Black Widow” is already receiving a warm welcome from MCU fans.

Read the full article.

Box Office: ‘Black Widow’ Poised to Capture Pandemic-Era Record With $87.8 Million Debut https://t.co/qQLmYu4Iew

— Variety (@Variety) July 10, 2021