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“For women who voluntarily cut/shave their hair, volition alters the symbolic grammar and so the act functions in terms of female agency and empowerment.”, Geraldine Biddle-Perry
Source: The New York Times
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For the record!
- Black Panther opened in 4,020 North American locations.
- According to Variety, the production cost was estimated to be $200 million
- The movie earned a $201.8 million Fri-Sun weekend and will earn an estimated $235 million over the Fri-Mon holiday
- $169 Million in International Box Office
- 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
- 77% who watched the movie liked it on Rotten Tomatoes
- 7.9/10 rating on IMDb
Read the article for the movies that held the previous records for each of the categories.
- Biggest February opening weekend
- Biggest non-sequel opening weekend
- Biggest solo superhero launch of all time
- Biggest Fri-Sun opening weekend for a long holiday debut
- Biggest long holiday opening weekend
- Biggest opening weekend ever for any movie not directed by a white guy
- Biggest-grossing movie (in North America) directed by a black filmmaker
- Biggest pre-summer opening weekend
- 2nd Biggest comic book superhero opening weekend
- 2nd Biggest Sunday gross
- 3rd Biggest four-day gross
- 3rd Biggest non-summer opening weekend
- 4th Biggest Saturday gross
- 5th Biggest opening weekend of all time
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Danai Gurira attends the ‘Black Panther’ London Premiere I’m a big advocate for women and girls and for them reaching their fullest potential in this world and not being hindered from that. And what I think is fantastic about Wakanda is that it actually portrays a world where that is the case. Hence you have women like Nakia and women like Okoye and women like Shuri and they’re able to be full, complex, fascinating human beings, while at the same time being women. They’re able to be fierce and feminine. They’re able to be all these things that this world messes with women about and makes us have to parse out who we are in ways that’s a waste of time and energy. Meanwhile, the world is losing out on the potential we have inside us. So to actually be able to portray a character that really throws all that mess on its head… All our female characters might be saying to the world, “Hey, maybe it’s time we stop giving women so much pushback on them just being themselves and making their own choices and let’s try a world that way.“ And if there’s any little girl or grown woman who feels any resonance in this that feels right to them, and makes them feel a little bit more powerful and a little bit more validated, that’s all that matters.
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I took this shot for my daughter and it’s the coolest picture I’ve ever taken! #BadassLadiesOfMarvel @MarvelStudios@Avengers @Guardians @Antman @theblackpanther@captainmarvel @thorofficial #AvengersInfinityWar
— Craig Kyle @MrCraigKyle Nov 27, 2017
- Gamora (Zoe Saldana of Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson of Thor: Ragnarok)
- Captain Marvel (Brie Larson of Captain Marvel)
- Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson of The Avengers)
- Okoye (Danai Gurira of Black Panther)
- Nebula (Karen Gillan of Guardians of the Galaxy)
- the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly of Ant-Man)
- Mantis (Pom Klementieff of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2).
And as awesome as that is, it doesn’t include
- Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen of Age of Ultron)
- Nakia, Ramonda, and Shuri (Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett and Letitia Wright of Black Panther)
- Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders of The Avengers)
- Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow of Iron Man)
- Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp of The Winter Soldier)
- Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell of The First Avenger)
- Betty Ross (Liv Tyler of Incredible Hulk)
- Jane Foster (Natalie Portman of Thor)
Source: Gizmodo