Movies: "Black Panther" is "King" of Winter Box Office

-WSJ

“Black Panther” has become one of the most successful movies to date in a near-record amount of time, completely dominating the winter box office. 

However, its success highlights a potentially troubling trend for Hollywood: Ticket sales are increasingly concentrated among just a few ultrasuccessful pictures. With $650.7 million and counting, the superhero film is on track to become the third-highest-grossing movie in the U.S. and Canada, adding to a string of hits by Disney-owned Marvel Studios. 

“Black Panther” has accounted for 23% of all ticket sales in the first three months of the year, according to comScore. In 2015, 2016 and 2017, the top 10 movies raked in between 32% and 35% of the total box office. So far this year, that figure is 58%.