August continues to bring in big numbers. Blake Lively’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel It Ends With Us was a huge success, grossing a whopping $50 million from 4,230 theaters. That’s a big step up from Sony’s Crawdads ($17 million) and further proof that female-led dramas, especially those inspired by books, do well at the box office.
As great as that number was, Lively couldn’t top her husband Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine, which grossed $54 million in its third weekend and has now grossed $1.029 billion worldwide. The Marvel team-up action/comedy has a long way to go if it wants to surpass Inside Out 2 ($1.593 billion) as the highest-grossing film of 2024. Currently, Shawn Levy’s film ranks 48th among the highest-grossing films of all time worldwide.
Eli Roth’s video game adaptation Borderlands flopped with $8.8 million. Ouch. The $110-120 million film received terrible reviews (9% on RottenTomatoes) and failed to generate much interest despite its Guardians of the Galaxy-esque atmosphere.
According to Deadline, NEON’s “Cuckoo” ultimately grossed a solid $3 million on a $7 million budget.
Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus hits theaters this week, and numerous experts predict that the film will gross between $35 million and $50 million in its opening weekend. Will summer 2024 end with a bang?
Box office results: Top 10 (domestic)
1.) Deadpool & Wolverine (Dis) 4,230 (+20) cinemas, Fr. $15.6 million (-44%), 3 days $55.8 million (-42%), total $495.9 million/week 3
2.) It Ends With Us (Sony) 3,611 theaters, Fr. $24 million, 3 days $45-49 million/week 1
3.) Twisters (Uni/WB) 3,664 (-345) theaters, $4.4 million (-33%), 3 days $15.4 million (-32%), total $222.7 million/week 4
4.) Borderlands (LG) 3,125 theaters, Fr. $4 million, 3 days $8-10 million/week 1
5.) Despicable Me 4 (Uni) 3,009 (-367) cinemas, Fr. $2.5 million (-25%), 3 days $8.75 million (-24%), total $330.8 million/week 6
6.) Trap (WB) 3,181 theaters, Fr. $2 million (-69%), 3 days $6.7 million (-56%), total $28.7 million/week 2
7.) Inside Out 2 (Dis) 2,200 (-415) theaters Fr. $1.5 million (-24%) 3 days $5.2 million (-23%) Total $636.7 million/week 9
8.) Harold and the Purple Crayon (Sony) 3325 theaters, Fr. $1 million (-56%), 3 days $3.5 million (-42%)/Total $13.2 million/week 2
9.) Cuckcoo (NEON) 1,503 theaters, Fr. $1.35 million, 3 days $3 million, week 1
10.) Longlegs (NEON) 1,310 (-840) theaters, Fr. $600,000 (-54%), 3 days $1.9 million (-55%), total $71.1 million/week 5
