It’s appropriate that both Deadpool and Wolverine are known, in part, for their remarkable healing powers: They might get stabbed or shot or have a few limbs hacked off. And yet, the superheroes just keep coming.
The same might be said for their movie.
After losing the top spot last weekend to Alien: Romulus, Deadpool & Wolverine returned to No. 1. The film speared an estimated $18.3 million in North America with its adamantium claws, pushing its grand domestic total to $577.2 million. Not only is Deadpool & Wolverine the second-biggest movie of the year (still behind Inside Out 2 and its $646.3 million), it’s also the 16th highest-grossing film of all time.
Last week’s champ didn’t slide far, though. Alien: Romulus finished second with $16.2 million, bringing its own overall gross to $72.6 million.
Another holdover, It Ends with Us, took third place with nearly $11.9 million.
Indeed, we must go all the way to No. 4 before we find our first newcomer. Blink Twice, a blood-soaked revenge thriller from writer/director Zoë Kravitz, earned $7.3 million in its debut weekend.
The Forge, the latest Christian film from the brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, closed out the top five with a very solid $6.6 million. Moreover, its per-screen average of $3,630 was higher than either Blink Twice or It Ends with Us.
We should note the performance of two other newbies. The Crow, a retelling of a film originally released in 1994, ironically had very little to crow about. Indeed, it got caw-lobbered at the box office, earning just $4.6 million to finish eighth.
Meanwhile, the indie film Between the Temples earned about $678,000 to finish 12th.
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For me the Kendrick Brothers are hit or miss with some films like Fireproof, Courageous, and Lifemark being absolutely fantastic. But then they’ve also made boring dullfests like Facing the Giants, War Room and Overcomer. Since The Forge is a sequel to the unrelentingly dull War Room to say I have no interest would be an understatement. May I suggest they bring back Kirk Cameron for their next movie since he seems to bring out the best of them.
Anyway, happy to see Inside Out 2 is still the highest grossing movie this year. It may not be my favorite animated film this year, that honor goes to Despicable Me 4, or even my favorite film of the year (Godzilla x Kong the new Empire, Kingdom of the planet of the apes, One Life, and Ordinary Angels are all fighting over the top spot), but it is a darn good Pixar film and well deserving of all the acclaim it’s getting. Too bad Elemental wasn’t as popular last year.