The worldwide box office total for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" tells much the same story. Box Office Mojo currently has it at less than $11 million shy of hitting the $700 million mark in worldwide gross (which includes both US and international grosses combined). Those are impressive numbers, but they also show that "Wakanda Forever" has quite a bit more distance to cover if it's ever going to come close to the box office phenom of the first movie. Again via Box Office Mojo, "Black Panther" grossed nearly $1.4 billion worldwide, placing it among the most successful installments of the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While it might not hit the level of phenomenal commercial success established by the original "Black Panther" film, "Wakanda Forever" is still a bonafide hit with both audiences and critics. In addition to its healthy box office returns, it's also the only MCU film this year with a "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and it continues to hold down a healthy 84% audience score as well.