J. 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