‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ carves up a $97M second weekend
The latest MCU film is now the biggest R-rated hit in domestic box office history, passing ‘Passion of the Christ.’
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Aug. 2-4, 2024.
1. DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
Weekend gross: $97M
Total domestic gross: $395.6M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 54
Deadpool & Wolverine continued to carve up the box office in the film’s second weekend in theaters. The $97 million frame is the eighth best second weekend in domestic history, taking the honor for the biggest second weekend to not crack the $100 million mark. (Inside Out 2 scored a $101.2 million second weekend just a month or so ago.)
No matter how you look at the box office numbers, Deadpool & Wolverine is another massive hit for Disney, coming right after Inside Out 2 made box office history. Deadpool & Wolverine sits at No. 12 on the MCU’s list of domestic box office performance, passing Spider-Man: Far From Home ($391.4 million) and honing in on Captain America: Civil War ($408.1 million) and Iron Man 3 ($409 million).
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