LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Disney and Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" continued to dominate North American box office with an estimated 108.04 million U.S. dollars, becoming the second-highest second weekend of all-time behind "Star Wars: Force Awakens."
The superhero film has grossed a spectacular 400 million dollars in North America through Sunday and is the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of February.
It's also the fourth film to cross 100 million dollars in its second weekend. The film brought in 83.8 million dollars for an international tally of 304 million dollars and global haul of 704 million dollars to date, according to the studio figures collected by comScore.
"Black Panther" is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther who returns home as king of Wakanda but finds his sovereignty challenged by a long-time adversary in a conflict with global consequences.
Far behind in second place, Warner Bros.' dark comedy mystery film "Game Night" opened with an estimated 16.6 million dollars. Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the film stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams and Kyle Chandler. It follows a group of friends whose game night turns into a murder mystery.
Sony's animated adventure comedy film "Peter Rabbit" landed in third place with an estimated 12.54 million dollars in its third weekend, pushing its North American cume to 71.29 million dollars through Sunday. Directed by Will Gluck, "Peter Rabbit" is based on the stories of the character of the same name created by Beatrix Potter. The film features voice roles played by James Corden, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, and Elizabeth Debicki, and live action roles played by Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, and Sam Neill.
Paramount's science fiction horror film "Annihilation" opened in fourth place with an estimated 11 million dollars. Universal's erotic romantic film "Fifty Shades Freed" landed fifth with an estimated 6.91 million dollars in its third weekend.
