NEW YORK — Not since “Avatar” has a box-office hit had the kind of staying power of “Black Panther.” Ryan Coogler’s comic-book sensation on Sunday became the first film since James Cameron’s 2009 smash to top the weekend box office five straight weekends.

The Disney release grossed $27 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates, pushing its domestic haul to $605.4 million. Worldwide, “Black Panther” has grossed more than $1.1 billion.

That left second place to the MGM-Warner Bros.’ rebooted “Tomb Raider,” starring Alicia Vikander as the archaeologist adventurer Lara Croft. The $90 million film opened with $23.5 million.

In its second week, Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time” dropped 50 percent with $16.6 million in ticket sales.

The surprise of the weekend was the Lionsgate-Roadside Attractions Christian drama “I Can Only Imagine,” which grossed $17.1 million on 1,629 screens. It stars J. Michael Finley as the singer behind one of the most popular Christian songs, by the band MercyMe.

Playing to a virtually opposite audience was 20th Century Fox’s “Love, Simon,” the first film from a major Hollywood studio featuring a gay teen protagonist.

Greg Berlanti’s film, adapted from the best-selling young-adult novel “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” stars Nick Robinson as a gay 17-year-old who begins an anonymous email romance.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.

1. “Black Panther,” $27 million

2. “Tomb Raider,” $23.5 million

3. “I Can Only Imagine,” $17.1 million

4. “A Wrinkle in Time,” $16.6 million

5. “Love, Simon,” $11.5 million

6. “Game Night,” $5.6 million

7. “Peter Rabbit,” $5.2 million

8. “Strangers: Prey at Night,” $4.8 million

9. “Red Sparrow,” $4.5 million

10. “Death Wish,” $3.4 million