Black Panther Fact File

Black Panther Fact File

• there were 15 versions of the character originally
• It was first discussed about becoming a film as early as June 1992
• In 2005 it was announced that Black Panther was apart of the ten films they would release soon
• In 2014 the films release date was announced for November 3rd 2017
• It cost two hundred million to make, before they even marketed the film
• The box office was 1.347 billion overall
• Critics reviews: Ryan Coogler's masterful superhero drama is unlike any other, featuring outstanding acting, breathtaking art direction, fascinating royal intrigue, memorable action sequences, and surprising depth.
• A jolt of a movie, Black Panther creates wonder with great flair and feeling partly through something Hollywood rarely dreams of anymore: myth
• The director of the film is Ryan Coogler
• Black Panther's domestic total for the first seven days was 292 million dollars
• It was released in 4084 theatres as it's widest release
• In China on opening weekend it made 65 million dollars
• Chadwick Boseman has previously played many famous historical figures. He has ancestry from Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
• The CEO of Disney is Bob Iger. 
• It reached one billion dollars within four weeks.
• The Director's first feature film was 'Fruit Hill Station'
• The budget for advertising was thirty seven million dollars
• Michael B Jordan was in the film, he is a famous actor. 
• Chadwick Boseman has star appeal.
• It's the eighteenth movie in the Marvel cinematic universe
• It made 105 million dollars in China
• ownership:

  
  

  • black panther is a 2018 superhero film produced by marvel studios and distributed by walt disney pictures

  • main character: black panther made his first appearance on a movie in 2016 in the film captain america: civil war.

  • black panther was a comic strip hero created for marel comics by writer stan lee and artist jack Kirby. in the comics the character first appeared in fantastic four no. 52 in July 1966

  •  Black Panther's real name is T'Challa, king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. 

  • Black Panther’s story originates in the fictional nation of Wakanda, touted in the comic as the only African country that was never colonised—though many tried

  • ceo is bob Iger 

  
  

  directors and actors:

  
  

  • director of black panther- ryan coogler 

  • main characters, majority of the characters were black 

  • Chadwick boseman was black panther - his net worth is 8 million dollars

  • Chadwick boseman has star appeal- people recognise him. 

  • Michael b jordan also was a main character- he has a star appeal.

Film is a specialised institution 

 Film works in it's own way and does one thing really well

Possible exam question - How has ownership shaped the production and distribution of Black Panther?

• Disney are the distributor of this film
• The company who made this film are Marvel Studios

There are two types of film: Major and Indie 

Vertical - Where they buy a company which is not the exact same because it is at a different stage

Horizontal - Where they buy a company which is the same.

Conglomeration - Where a company buys another company to take control.

Synergy - two things coming together to make something more