Marvel's Black Panther is set to be the number one movie in the country when it's released this Thursday evening. The Ryan Coogler helmed film is expected to haul in $150 million over its opening weekend, which would take the February movie release record away from Deadpool, which brought in $132 million over a three-day span. Now, the album for the movie is expected to top the music charts as well.
The Black Panther Soundtrack was produced and curated by Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment’s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. This is the pairs first venture into creating movie soundtracks. The album features music by Kendrick himself, as well as SZA, Khalid, James Blake, Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Future, The Weeknd, and more.
Billboard reports that the album is expected to top their Hot 200 chart after being released on Feb. 9. The soundtrack sold 100,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Last week, Justin Timberlake's Man Of The Woods stole the number one spot away from Migos' Culture II. Timberlake's chart dominance is likely due to the inconceivable amount of press he received after performing during the Super Bowl halftime show. Kendrick and Black Panther are set to dethrone the pop icon.
Source: vibe.com
