Box Office Round-Up ~ 8/21/24

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It took a month and another beloved franchise to do the job, but Deadpool & Wolverine finally yielded the top spot at the box office, as Alien: Romulus debuted with an opening weekend of $42 million. It’s the second best opening weekend ever for the long-running sci-fi/horror series (behind 2012’s Prometheus), and yet another solid release for Disney in what has become a $1.5 billion year at the box office. (The Xenomorph, lest we not forget, is also part of the massive Disney IP family).

Deadpool & Wolverine closed in on $550 million overall in the U.S., grossing $30 million in its fourth weekend. In third place, It Ends With Us neared $100 million total, taking in $23.8 million for its sophomore weekend. In fourth place, Twisters grossed another $10 million in its fifth weekend in theaters, settling in as the fifth highest grossing movie of the year.

Fifth place saw a surprising success for Fathom Events, as their 15th anniversary re-release of Henry Selick’s animated classic Coraline grossed $9.6 million. As it happens, the film may cross the $100 million marker domestically over the coming week. Better late than never!

1.  Alien: Romulus ($42 MM)
Director: Fede Alvarez (WME)
Writers: Fede Alvarez (WME), Rodo Sayagues (WME)
Cast: Cailee Spaeny (WME)
        David Jonsson (CAA)
        Archie Renaux (Luber Roklin)

2. Deadpool & Wolverine ($30 MM)
Director: Shawn Levy (WME)
Writers: Ryan Reynolds (WME), Rhett Reese (WME), Paul Wernick (WME), Zeb Wells (Verve), Shawn Levy (WME)
Cast: Ryan Reynolds (WME)
        Hugh Jackman (WME)
      Emma Corrin (Circle Management)

3.  It Ends With Us ($23.8 MM)
Director: Justin Baldoni (WME)
Writers: Christy Hall (CAA)
Cast: Blake Lively (WME)
        Justin Baldoni (WME)
        Jenny Slate (CAA)

4.  Twisters ($10 MM)
Director: Lee Isaac Chung (CAA)
Writers: Mark L. Smith (CAA), Joseph Kosinski (CAA)
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones (UTA)
        Glen Powell (CAA)
        Anthony Ramos (CAA)

5.  Coraline ($9.6 MM)
Director: Henry Selick (Gotham Group)
Writers: Henry Selick (Gotham Group)
Cast: Dakota Fanning (UTA)
        Teri Hatcher (UTA)
        Jennifer Saunders (United Agents)

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers