Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have succeeded in creating their own Barbenheimer moment at the box office with their two very different films, 'Deadpool & Wolverine' and 'It Ends With Us.' Marvel Studios and Disney's 'Deadpool & Wolverine' — in addition to crossing the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Saturday — stayed atop the North American chart with $54.2 million in its third weekend. The blockbuster, which has obliterated one record after another, finished Sunday with an estimated domestic tally of $494.3 million and $535.2 million overseas for a worldwide haul of $1.029 billion.
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00:00Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively dominated the box office this weekend with two very different films.
00:06Deadpool and Wolverine stayed on top of the North American chart with
00:10$54.2 million in its third weekend.
00:12It also crossed the $1 billion mark globally, ending the weekend with a worldwide haul of $1.029 billion.
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00:29Meanwhile, It Ends With Us, starring and produced by Lively, came in a strong second with an estimated $50 million, well ahead of most
00:36expectations. This marks Lively's biggest opening to date as a leading actress. The movie also impressed overseas.
00:43It brought in $30 million from its first 42 markets for a global start of $80 million.
00:48The combo of the two films is a big win for the August box office, with overall domestic revenue expected to be up
00:5535% over the same weekend last year.
00:57Plus, it's believed to be the first time in history that a pair of August films grossed $50 million or more on the same weekend.
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