Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Topping Charts in Sixth Weekend as ‘Reagan’ and ‘Afraid’ Post Quiet Opening Days
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy The summer always gets colder by the end. Even in its sixth weekend, Disney’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” is landing the top slot on domestic charts once again as theaters take in an assortment of low-performing new releases, including Dennis Quaid’s presidential biopic “Reagan” and the Blumhouse horror feature “Afraid.” The Marvel Studios production earned another $3.6 million on Friday, down about 26% from its daily total a week ago.
Apart from a one-weekend ceding of No. 1 to the opening frame of “Alien: Romulus,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” has been dominating for over a month now.
Its domestic haul should reach $600 million within the next few days — a milestone that only 15 other releases have ever notched.
The superhero team-up feature comes in ahead of “Afraid,” released by Sony to 3,003 locations. The sci-fi thriller, which follows John Cho and Katherine Waterston as a married couple whose AI-assisted household begins to attack their family, earned $1.3 million across its opening day and previews.
Read more on variety.com