It's almost shocking that it hasn't happened before: a film rooted in America's long-established black box-office demographic that harnesses hip-hop culture to make it mass-market.
The star of Men in Black 3 (box office: $619 million worldwide and counting) and After Earth, an upcoming science-fiction thriller film directed by M. Nigh Shyamalan which co-stars his son Jaden, Smith is one of Hollywood's most bankable actors, earning $30 million between May 2011 and May 2012.
With the film's release just two weeks after the opening weekend of "Men In Black 3," have you and Will discussed the possibility of "Madagascar" topping "Men In Black" at the box office?
While Depp scored an Oscar nomination for last year's true crime drama Black Mass, his box office appeal continues to wane with the Disney sequel making just $77m in the US compared to the original's $334m.
In one, his team eventually got the better of an IT employee at a non-profit who was suspected of fraud, by sneaking a black box into his office at night, using former National Security Agency experts to crack the administrator code and then blind-copying themselves into his e-mails.
In the United Kingdom, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel came in second to The Woman in Black at the box office in its first week, earning £2.2 million.
While "A Wrinkle In Time" has not enjoyed the same critical praise like that of "Black Panther," this box office success is being hailed for its significant achievement for diversity in the film industry.
While "A Wrinkle In Time" has not enjoyed the same critical praise like that of "Black Panther," this box office success is being hailed for its significant achievement for diversity in the film industry.
In addition to breaking cultural barriers, "Black Panther" shattered box office records after it hit theaters in February, becoming the highest-grossing superhero film of all time in North America.
