“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” continues to outperform at the domestic box office. The latest Marvel film has topped the charts for the fourth consecutive weekend and is now the highest-grossing domestic release of 2021.

Since its September 3 debut, “Shang-Chi” has garnered $196.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, outpacing ticket sales for Universal’s “F9” and Disney’s other Marvel film “Black Widow.”

Paul Dergarabedian is a senior media analyst with Comscore. “Shang-Chi fans continue to flock to multiplexes to view the latest Marvel Extravaganza, as Disney’s theatrical-first strategy continues to pay huge dividends for this film.”

“Shang-Chi” is one of the first blockbusters by Disney to receive a theatrical-only release in the midst of the pandemic. Its performance has encouraged the studio to release the rest of its 2021 slate in movie theaters exclusively.

Globally, “Shang-Chi” has generated $363.4 million, the fourth-highest haul of 2021.

Shawn Robbins is chief analyst of Boxoffice.com. “The film’s success speaks volumes about the importance and value of theatrical exclusivity to the sector’s economy. It also signals what movie-goers can expect from crowd-pleasing entertainment as it recovers from its current phase. This will be October’s full slate.”

Disclosure: Comcast owns NBCUniversal, CNBC and other media companies. NBCUniversal distributed “F9.”