'Black Panther' director sends touching thank you note to fans

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler just got all mushy on us.

The director tweeted a touching thank you note to fans on Tuesday, celebrating the film's immense success.

And he's right to gush — Black Panther not only nailed the biggest opening weekend for a solo Marvel movie, it has globally grossed $426.6 million to date, and is currently sitting at 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes (it was previously 100 percent, some people just suck).

"Never in a million years did we imagine that you would all come out this strong," wrote Coogler.

"It still humbles me to think that people care enough to spend their money and time watching our film - but to see people of all backgrounds wearing clothing that celebrates their heritage, taking pictures next to our posters with their friends and family, and sometimes dancing in the lobby of theaters - often moved me and my wife to tears."

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Here's Coogler's thank you note in full:

I'm struggling to find the words to express my gratitude at this moment, but I will try.

Filmmaking is a team sport. And our team was made up [of] amazing people from all over the world who believed in this story. Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent.

Never in a million years did we imagine that you would all come out this strong. It still humbles me to think that people care enough to spend their money and time watching our film - but to see people of all backgrounds wearing clothing that celebrates their heritage, taking pictures next to our posters with their friends and family, and sometimes dancing in the lobby of theaters - often moved me and my wife to tears.

For the people who bought out theaters, who posted on social about how lit the film would be, bragged about our awesome cast, picked out outfits to wear, and who stood in line in theaters all over the world - all before seeing even seen the film…

To the press who wrote about the film for folks who hadn't yet seen it, and encouraged audiences to come out…

And to the young ones, who came out with their parents, with their mentors, and with their friends…

Thank you for giving our team of filmmakers the greatest gift: The opportunity to share this film, that we poured our hearts and souls into, with you.

P.S. Wakanda Forever

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