Africa
Social media giants, Twitter, have confirmed that the Africa-themed Superhero movie, Black Panther, is the most Tweeted-about movie of all time.
According to Twitter in a post on Tuesday, March 20, 2018; Black Panther had grossed 35 million tweets, suggesting that ‘fans can’t get enough of Wakanda.’
It’s official. #BlackPanther has become the most Tweeted-about movie of all time. ?
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 20, 2018
With 35 million Tweets, fans can’t get enough of #Wakanda
Here’s the breakdown. ? pic.twitter.com/cm5RF3mY2q
In a breakdown of how the 35 million tweets resulted, Twitter disclosed the most Tweeted-about emojis, characters and hashtags relating to the movie.
Emojis:
The most Tweeted-about were the fire, love (black) and the crown symbols.
The most Tweeted-about emojis associated with #BlackPanther are:
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 20, 2018
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The most Tweeted-about hashtags were: #BlackPanther #WakandaForever and #Wakanda.
The most Tweeted-about hashtags relating to #BlackPanther are:
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 20, 2018
➖ #BlackPanther
➖ #WakandaForever
➖ #Wakanda pic.twitter.com/QjZKAUHOHb
The most Tweeted-about characters were: #BlackPanther #Killmonger and #Shuri.
The most Tweeted-about #BlackPanther characters are:
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 20, 2018
➖ #BlackPanther
➖ #Killmonger
➖ #Shuri pic.twitter.com/Df42mYXwP1
Twitter further disclosed the top-Tweeted movies of the year 2018. With Black Panther sitting pretty at the top, Star Wars #TheLastJedi and Avengers #InfinityWar follow in that order.
The top-Tweeted movies of 2018 so far are:
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 20, 2018
➖ #BlackPanther
➖ Star Wars: #TheLastJedi
➖ Avengers: #InfinityWar
“Black Panther” dominated the North American box office for a third straight week as at early March, earning $65.7 million over the weekend (March 2-4) and bringing its total haul to $501.1 million, according to boxofficemojo.com.
Strong turnout for “Black Panther” made it the third-highest weekend gross of all time, after “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at $90.2 million and “Avatar” at $68.5 million, according to Variety.
Audiences have embraced the super-hero film about the challenges of a new king who must lead the futuristic, resource-rich African nation of Wakanda.
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