On a related side note, I think it is going to be freaking hilarious if Black Panther passes TLJ, a movie that was predicted to easily take #3, but more than likely cement itself at #2 for years to come at the DBO. Instead, right now it looks like TLJ will finish #6 at the DBO. And BP looks like if it keeps going the way it is, it could pass TLJ, pushing it down to #7 at the DBO. And if JW2 and A:IW turn out to be good, it's going to be pushed down to #9, meaning in another year or so, it will be out of the Top 10. Again, a movie that was supposed to stick at #2 or #3 for years to come.
And some may say, "But, BP is $16.1M behind LJ." Well, just keep in mind that TLJ collapsed its 2nd weekend, but did well during the following holiday week. Week 4 is when it started to collapse completely. I don't see that happening to BP, because while I personally wish BP was a better film, it has basically become an event film, where most people are forgiving its flaws for the time being. It's 2nd and 3rd weekends are also higher than TLJ's and its 4th weekend will have to be down 64%+ for it to be lower than TLJ's 4th, which is not going to happen.
As for WW, TLJ was supposed to finish #5, but had a good shot at cementing itself at #4 for years to come. Instead, it looks like it will finish at #9. I think it will be a tall order for BP to push it down to #10, but it isn't impossible. I don't see BP having the great late legs that Avengers did, though they will definitely be better than TLJ, but who knows. If the legs aren't quite as good as Avengers and BP finishes at $630M at the DBO, and China helps push the FBO take to 46%-48% of its total, WW will end at $1.17-$1.21B. Or it could stick to outperforming Avenger by ~9.5% and finish ~$680M, and it does enough in China to push the FBO to 50%, it will finish above it.
Even if BP doesn't push it to #9 WW, there's a good shot that JW2 and A:IW pushes it out of th Top 10. Again, a film that was supposed to cement itself at #4 or #5 for years to come.
