Movie box office summer winners The summer movie season is officially over, and Deadpool & Wolverine ruled the roost again throughout the U.S. Labor Day weekend, taking another $15 million at the box office GLOBAL BOX OFFICE TAKINGS U.S. MOVIE BOX OFFICE WEEKEND TAKINGS, SUMMER 2024 ($ millions)* Summer movie season Opening weekend takings Wolverine & Deadpool $1.26bn KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES $58.4m IF $33.7m THE GARFIELD MOVIE $24.0m Inside Out 2 $1.67bn DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE $211.4m INSIDE OUT 2 $154.2m DESPICABLE ME 4 $75.0m BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE $56.5m LONGLEGS $22.4m TWISTERS $81.3m A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE $52.2m ALIEN: ROMULUS $42.0m 0,20,40,60,80,100,120,140,160,180,200,220 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MAY24 Weekends (Fri start dates, three-day durations) AUG 30 LABOR DAY WEEKEND MAY 10, MAY 17, MAY 31, JUN 7, JUN 14, JUN 21, JUN 28, JUL 5, JUL 12, JUL 19, JUL 26, AUG 2, AUG 9, AUG 16 Twisters briefly exits top five before unusually re-entering *U.S. Memorial Day weekend (starts May 24) to Labor Day weekend (starts Aug 30). Chart shows movies that stayed in top five domestic earners for three weekends or longer Sources: AP, Box Office Mojo Pictures: Studio handouts © GRAPHIC NEWS