Marvel Studios was already a Hollywood titan before “Black Panther” began shooting, but CEO Kevin Feige credited director Ryan Coogler and his team for making his company “a better studio.”
“The experience of making ‘Black Panther,’ even before it came out, was a transformative one,” Feige told attendees at the 10th annual Produced By conference on Saturday. “We’re watching the final playback, where you see the final film and check for any last-minute changes, and when it ended I just instinctually leaned over to Ryan and said, ‘I think this is the best movie we’ve ever made.’”
“Black Panther” is now one of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time, and the only one on the list where more than half of its global revenue came from North America with nearly $700 million grossed domestically.