After 10 days in theaters, is already the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever, not accounting for inflation.
In its second weekend, the Marvel Studios blockbuster starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman continued to steamroll through movie theaters, collecting $97 million according to studio estimates Sunday. That raised its two-week total to $395.6 million, pushing it past the long-reigning top R-rated feature, 害羞草研究所淭he Passion of the Christ,害羞草研究所� which held that mark for 20 years with $370 million domestic.
Worldwide, the has quickly amassed $824.1 million in ticket sales, a total that already surpasses the global hauls of the first two 害羞草研究所淒eadpool害羞草研究所� films. The 2016 original grossed $782.6 million worldwide; the 2018 sequel collected $734.5 million.
The weekend害羞草研究所檚 primary challengers both struggled.
M. Night Shyamalan害羞草研究所檚 latest thriller, managed a modest opening of $15.6 million at 3,181 theaters for Warner Bros. The film, starring Josh Hartnett as a serial killer hunted by police at a pop concert, didn害羞草研究所檛 screen for critics before opening day and scored lower in reviews (48% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) than Shyamalan害羞草研究所檚 films typically do. Audiences gave it a C+ CinemaScore.
With a budget of about $35 million that Shyamalan largely finances himself, 害羞草研究所淭rap害羞草研究所� didn害羞草研究所檛 need a huge opening. But it may struggle to break even.
害羞草研究所淭his is a soft opening for an M. Night Shyamalan suspense crime thriller,害羞草研究所� wrote David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter for Franchise Entertainment. 害羞草研究所淭he writer/director害羞草研究所檚 movies out-earn other original thrillers by a wide margin, and that害羞草研究所檚 true here, but this start is not on the level of recent Shyamalan films.害羞草研究所�
The live-action adapted from the classic kids book, also didn害羞草研究所檛 make much of a mark in theaters. Th,e Sony Pictures release debuted with $6 million. It, too, got dinged by critics (28% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), though audiences (an A- CinemaScore) liked it more. 害羞草研究所淗arold and the Purple Crayon,害羞草研究所� which stars Zachary Levi, cost about $40 million to make.
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the Universal Pictures disaster film, continues to kick up a storm at the box office. It held in second place with $22.7 million in its third weekend. Lee Isaac Chung害羞草研究所檚 sequel to the 1996 original, starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, has racked up $195.6 million domestically. While it has made less of an impression overseas, 害羞草研究所淭wisters害羞草研究所� is holding particularly well in North American theaters, down just 35% from the week prior.
Hollywood closed July with its best month in a year and its first $1 billion month since July 2023. While comparisons to last year aren害羞草研究所檛 favorable 害羞草研究所� July was when 害羞草研究所� a pair of Walt Disney Co. releases in 害羞草研究所淚nside Out 2害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine害羞草研究所� (the two top films of the year) powered a banner month for the movie industry.
There will still reminders, though, of harder times in cinemas , when a sparse release calendar and a few notable flops put the box office at a deficit. On Friday, AMC Theatres, the largest North American chain, posted a $32.8 million loss for the second quarter of 2024.
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� $97 million.
2. 害羞草研究所淭飞颈蝉迟别谤蝉,害羞草研究所� $22.7 million.
3. 害羞草研究所淭谤补辫,害羞草研究所� $15.6 million.
4. 害羞草研究所淒espicable Me 2,害羞草研究所� $11.3 million.
5. 害羞草研究所淚nside Out 2,害羞草研究所� $6.7 million.
6. 害羞草研究所淗arold and the Purple Crayon,害羞草研究所� $6 million.
7. 害羞草研究所淟onglegs,害羞草研究所� $4.1 million.
8. 害羞草研究所淎 Quiet Place: Day One,害羞草研究所� $1.4 million.
9. 害羞草研究所淒aaru Na Peenda Hove,害羞草研究所� $615,782.
10. 害羞草研究所淏ad Boys: Ride or Die,害羞草研究所� $600,000.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
