Deadpool & Wolverine has surpassed $600 million at the box office, making it only one of 16 films in history to reach this milestone. With slow figures during the Labor Day weekend, the Marvel superhero sequel, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in their recurring titular roles, has beaten the odds in quite some style.
According to figures accumulated by Variety, the threequel amassed $15.2 million across the weekend, and close to $20 million ($19.5 to be exact) on the Monday. Across five of the past six weekends, Deadpool & Wolverine has held the top spot, and ranks, at the time of writing, as the second highest-grossing film of 2024. Globally speaking, the film has pulled in a staggering $1.25 billion.
Coming behind in second, Alien: Romulus, the latest instalment in the long-running sci-fi series, drew in $9.3 million across the weekend, with $11.5 million from more than 3,100 cinemas in its third week. The film, directed by Fede Alvarez, has grossed $91 million domestically, and $283.5 million globally.
It Ends With Us takes the third spot, pulling in a modest $7.4 million over the weekend, and $9.5 million on Monday. The drama has taken in $135. 8 million throughout North America, and $283.7 million worldwide after four weeks. Twisters swept through cinemas and collected $7.1 million, leaving it in fifth, grossing $351 million worldwide, against a domestic score of $259.6 million.
Deadpool & Wolverine stars Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen, Dafne Keen, Jennifer Garner, Wesley Snipes, Chris Evans and Channing Tatum.
In other movie news, Alien: Romulus shares a surprising connection to The Last Of Us Part II.
