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‘Black Panther’ becomes 10th highest grossing movie of all time BLack Panther Marvel Studios ‘ acclaimed blockbuster movie Black Panther , is currently the 4 th highest grossing movie of all time in the North American Box Office and tenth on the worldwide box office . According to Variety , the movie, now in its seventh weekend in release , has made $652. 5 million at the North American Box Office and $1 .28 billion globally . The blockbuster will soon top “ Titanic ” for the third spot on the domestic chart at $659. 4 million. “ Star War : The Force Awakens ” is the all -time leader on the domestic list at $936 million, followed by “ Avatar” with $760 million. China has been the top international market for “ Black Panther ” with $105 million, followed by the U.K. with $62 million and South Korea with $42 million . “Black Panther ” , directed by Ryan Coogler , carries an estimated $200 million production cost and grossed $427 million on its first four - days, shattering box-

Samsung launches Galaxy S9 with focus on social media

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BARCELONA/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone on Sunday with an emphasis on visual applications for social media, hoping to attract tech savvy young consumers to weather a market slowdown. With the global smartphone market set to stay flat or even shrink after meager growth of one percent last year, vendors are focusing on features designed to encourage consumers to ditch their old phones earlier than they would have previously. Samsung launched the S9 at the mobile gadget fair in Barcelona, attracting thousands of reporters to see how the world’s biggest smartphone maker could innovate in a category in which the big players are technologically closer than ever. DJ Koh, Samsung’s president of IT and mobile communications, said the most important function of a phone today was “visual communication”, and the Galaxy S9 had been designed for the visual and social generation. It features improved cameras, an artificial intelligence-pow