"Deadpool & Wolverine," starring Ryan Reynolds alongside Hugh Jackman, remained the top-grossing movie in North America for three consecutive weekends, earning $54.2 million, while Blake Lively's "It Ends with Us" debuted at number two with $50 million.
This marks the first time in over three decades that a married couple had films topping the box office in the U.S., with the last occurrence being Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990 with "Die Hard 2" and "Ghost."
"Deadpool & Wolverine" has surpassed $1 billion worldwide, becoming only the second R-rated movie to reach that milestone after "Joker," and is one of Marvel's most profitable releases.
The simultaneous release of "Deadpool & Wolverine" and "It Ends With Us" has boosted the August box office by 35%.
Reynolds and Lively actively promote each other's careers. Lively recently revealed that she was the muse for Lady Deadpool, even before she and Reynolds became a couple and before he was directly involved with the Deadpool franchise.
Sources: Times of India, NewsX, Headtopics, Hindustan Times, Yahoo, Netflix Junkie, NYBreaking, BadTaste, Listin Diario
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq.
