In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners.

Reynolds害羞草研究所� Marvel Studios smash remained the top movie in North American theaters for the third straight week with $54.2 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it害羞草研究所檚 now surpassed $1 billion. 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine,害羞草研究所� though, was closely followed by the romance drama starring Lively, which surpassed expectations with a stellar $50 million debut.

Together, the films created a kind of family edition of in which a pair of very different movies thrived in part due to counterprogramming. Only this time, the opposite movies were fronted by one of Hollywood害羞草研究所檚 most famous couples. The films害羞草研究所� one-two punch wasn害羞草研究所檛 entirely unprecedented. In 1990, Bruce Willis害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淒ie Hard 2害羞草研究所� led the box office while Demi Moore害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淕host害羞草研究所� came in second.

The weekend also featured a high-priced flop. the long-delayed $120-million videogame adaptation directed by Eli Roth, launched with a paltry $8.8 million for Lionsgate. The film, starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Jack Black, was shot all the way back in 2021. After delays and reshoots, it finally landed in theaters effectively dead-on-arrival; it scored just 10% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and seems likely contend for one of the worst movies of the year.

Meanwhile, 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine,害羞草研究所� which co-stars Hugh Jackman, continued its march through box-office records. The film, directed by Shawn Levy, is only the second R-rated movie to reach $1 billion, following In three weeks, it害羞草研究所檚 already one of the most lucrative Marvel releases and trails only Disney害羞草研究所檚 other 2024 smash, 害羞草研究所淚nside Out害羞草研究所� ($1.6 billion worldwide) among movies released this year.

Lively makes a cameo in 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine害羞草研究所� but she both stars in and produced 害羞草研究所淚t Ends With Us.害羞草研究所� Adapted from the bestselling romance novel by Colleen Hoover, Lively stars as Lily Bloom, a Boston florist torn between two men, one from her present life (Justin Baldoni, who also directed the film) and another who was her first love (Brandon Sklenar).

害羞草研究所淚t Ends With Us害羞草研究所� cost a modest $25 million to produce, so it will turn a significant profit for co-financers Columbia Pictures and Wayfarer Studios. Like another female-skewing summer-release book adaptation from Sony, 害羞草研究所淲here the Crawdads Sing,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淚t Ends With Us害羞草研究所� could hold well through the typically slower August box-office period. Audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore.

Reynolds and Lively occasionally played up the convergence of their movies. Earlier this week, Reynolds posted a video of himself posing junket questions to Sklenar. The timing paid off especially for Lively, whose film doubled earlier opening-weekend forecasts.

狈别辞苍害羞草研究所檚 a German Alps-set horror film by filmmaker Tilman Singer, opened with $3 million on 1,503 screens. It stars Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine,害羞草研究所� $54.2 million.

2. 害羞草研究所淚t Ends With Us,害羞草研究所� $50 million.

3. 害羞草研究所淭wisters,害羞草研究所� $15 million.

4. 害羞草研究所淏辞谤诲别谤濒补苍诲蝉,害羞草研究所� $8.8 million.

5. 害羞草研究所淒espicable Me 4,害羞草研究所� $8 million.

6. 害羞草研究所淭rap,害羞草研究所� $6.7 million.

7. 害羞草研究所淚nside Out 2,害羞草研究所� $5 million.

8. 害羞草研究所淗arold and the Purple Crayon,害羞草研究所� $3.1 million.

9. 害羞草研究所淐耻肠办辞辞,害羞草研究所� $3 million.

10. 害羞草研究所淟onglegs,害羞草研究所� $2 million.