These North Jersey theaters are showing 'Black Panther' for free in February

Wakanda forever! And again! And for free!

The newly Academy Award-nominated superhero film "Black Panther," will return to movie theaters on Friday for a limited engagement, set to coincide with the start of Black History Month.

From Feb. 1-7, the hugely popular film will return to AMC Theaters and tickets will be free, Disney announced. All 250 locations will have two showings a day. The Walt Disney Co. also announced it will give a $1.5 million grant to support the United Negro College Fund.

The movie, which was released last January, was a runaway hit, grossing $1.35 billion. But beyond its financial success, the movie, directed by Ryan Coogler, an African-American and starring an almost entirely black cast, was something of a cultural landmark.

The movie, starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyongo, centered on themes of colonization, the divisions and wounds left by slavery and what it meant to be a hero in the black community.

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It was more than just a movie of the season, re-framing what a blockbuster hit could look like and emphatically permeating the cultural zeitgeist. It is the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and won the award for best ensemble cast at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Tickets are first come, first serve and must be reserved at weticketit.com/blackpanther. Here are the North Jersey locations for the free screenings:

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North Jersey

Clifton - AMC Clifton Commons 16

Elizabeth - AMC Jersey Gardens 20

Mountainside - AMC Mountainside 10

Paramus - AMC Garden State 16

Rockaway - AMC Rockaway 16

Wayne - AMC Wayne 14

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