Black Panther Tops Captain America: Civil War And Deadpool At Box Office

Black Panther, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has officially been released and already it’s making a massive impact. The first box office numbers for the movie are starting to roll in and it seems like they might be higher than originally expected.

According to Variety, the film earned $25.2 million from Thursday night screenings, just edging out the $25 million Captain America: Civil War took in during its opening night in 2016. It’s the second-highest opening for a movie in the MCU, only falling short of the $27.6 million haul that 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron wound up with.

All told, Variety reports that Black Panther could end up making $170 million in its opening weekend alone, which would put it in the top five films of the franchise, just behind Iron Man 3‘s $174 million. It’s worth noting that it would also be the highest opening for a Marvel superhero’s first standalone movie.

While the Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) was part of Captain America: Civil War, this is his first solo film. The other recent first-time standalone movie in the MCU is Spider-Man: Homecoming, which earned $117 million in its first weekend.

Looking outside of the MCU, Black Panther nearly doubled Deadpool‘s opening night ($12.7 million) and slightly trails the $27.7 million bow for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice–the highest opening for a film in the DC Extended Universe. No matter how you look at it, Black Panther is going to reign supreme at the box office this weekend–and likely for the next couple of weeks.

After that, fans luckily won’t have to wait long before the next MCU adventure. Avengers: Infinity War arrives in theaters on May 4.

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Does Netflix’s Altered Carbon Fix the Book’s Issues?

Netflix’s Altered Carbon is fascinated with the idea of bodies — we see them as weapons, as commodities and, ultimately, as disposable. This is encapsulated in Takeshi Kovacs, a former military operative turned rebel, who wakes up 250 years after his “death” in a body that isn’t his own in order to solve the murder of one of the world’s richest men, Laurens Bancroft. The twist here — well, one of them — is that Takeshi, who was born an Asian man, is put into a white body. In the new Netflix series, this new body — called a “sleeve” — is played by Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman.

He enters a world full of debauchery, where the rich — called “Meths” — can live forever and spend the centuries engaging in violent, sadistic and often fatal sex acts. They make their money through the torture industry, and there’s a brothel in the clouds that allows them to live out their sickest fantasies, most of which include killing sex workers, because their sleeves are believed to be as replaceable as condoms.

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Original Hulk Is Coming Back From the Dead

Marvel Comics revealed that the original Hulk aka Bruce Banner is coming back from the dead in March’s Avengers #684.

Marvel’s press release said, “He’s angry. And you’ve never seen a Hulk this angry before,” and that “it’s not your typical Hulk return, either! This Bruce Banner, unprovoked and unchecked, will take you on a frightening adventure as he battles to save the universe.”

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Bruce was killed in 2016’s Civil War II by Hawkeye. Bruce didn’t want to become the Hulk anymore and told Hawkeye that if he should become angry and start to transform, to use a special arrow he created specifically to kill the Hulk. After being confronted by Captain Marvel and her team of heroes, Bruce was backed into a corner and Hawkeye took his life.

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Disney World’s Toy Story Land Opening this Summer

Disney World’s Toy Story Land, inspired by the Pixar movies, is opening this summer.

As detailed on the Disney Parks website, the 11-acre land will open on June 30 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. It’ll include a Slinky Dog Dash rollercoaster, which will feature Slinky and Jessie. Another attraction is the twirly Alien Swirling Saucers ride, which is based on Sid’s favorite The Claw game featuring little green aliens and their flying saucers.

The 3D-shooting ride Toy Story Mania! is also getting an expansion. It first opened back in 2008 and will now include a third track, allowing more guest to take aim at 3D objects using everything from baseballs to cream pies. Woody’s Lunch Box will also serve refreshments and food, and Toy Story Land will be filled with giant crayons, green army men, rubik’s cubes, tinkertoys, and more.

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Talking Sea of Thieves With Rare Boss Craig Duncan

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Rare Studio Head Craig Duncan joins our Xbox crew for an hour of Sea of Thieves talk. We discuss beta weirdness, Easter eggs, beta lessons, what post-launch might look like, and much more!

Oh, and Unlocked now has its own snazzy new homepage! Bookmark this: go.ign.com/unlocked

And we’ve got our own YouTube channel too! Subscribe here: youtube.com/ignunlocked

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The Best 2-in-1 Convertible Laptops

Be sure to visit IGN Tech for all the latest comprehensive hands-on reviews and best-of roundups. Note that if you click on one of these links to buy the product, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.

Not long ago, a laptop with a touchscreen was considered pretty out of place. Sure, it was nice to have the option to tap or scroll with your finger, but there was no real advantage to having a touchscreen since it was often times easier to just use the touchpad. As tablets continued to gain in popularity, and Microsoft admitted it messed up with Windows 8 by going whole hog with touch, the idea of 2-in-1 laptops was born.

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