Ten days after its release in theaters, "Deadpool & Wolverine" has already become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, not accounting for inflation.

In its second weekend, the Marvel Studios film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman continued to dominate the box office, earning an estimated $97 million according to studio estimates on Sunday.

This brought its total earnings in two weeks to $395.6 million, surpassing the long-standing highest-grossing R-rated film, "The Passion of the Christ," which held that title for 20 years with $370 million domestically.

Director Shawn Levy's "Deadpool & Wolverine" has grossed $824.1 million worldwide, a total that already exceeds the global earnings of the first two "Deadpool" films, with the original 2016 film earning $782.6 million worldwide; and the 2018 sequel earning $734.5 million.

Both major competitors struggled over the weekend.

The latest thriller by director M. Night Shyamalan, "Knock at the Cabin," opened modestly with $15.6 million from 3,181 theaters for Warner Bros. The film, starring Josh Hartnett as a serial killer pursued by police at a concert, was not shown to critics before opening day and received a lower rating in reviews (48% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) than Shyamalan's films usually do. Audiences gave it a C+ CinemaScore.

With a budget of around $35 million largely funded by Shyamalan himself, "Knock at the Cabin" did not need a massive opening. However, it may struggle to break even.

David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter for Franchise Entertainment, wrote: "This is a soft opening for a thriller and crime film from M. Night Shyamalan. The writer/director's films usually outperform other original thrillers by a wide margin, and that's true here, but this start isn't on par with Shyamalan's recent films."

The film "Harold and the Purple Crayon," adapted from the classic children's book, also did not perform well in theaters. The Sony Pictures-produced film grossed $6 million. It faced harsh criticism from reviewers (28% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), although audiences (who gave it an A- CinemaScore) liked it more. "Harold and the Purple Crayon," starring Zachary Levi, had a budget of about $40 million.

"Twisters," a disaster film from Universal Pictures, continues to perform well at the box office. It secured second place with $22.7 million in its third weekend. The sequel to the original film directed by Lee Isaac Chung in 1996, starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos, has now grossed $195.6 million domestically. Although the film did not perform exceptionally well overseas, its box office performance in North America is particularly strong, falling only 35% from the previous week.

Hollywood wrapped up July with its best month of the year and its first billion-dollar month since July 2023. While comparisons with last year are not favorable - July was the month that saw the release of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" - two releases from Walt Disney Co. in "Inside Out 2" and "Deadpool & Wolverine" (the two best-performing films of the year) marked a special month for the cinema industry.

However, there are still reminders of the tough times for theaters earlier in the spring and early summer, when a sparse release calendar and some notable failures led to box office shortfalls. On Friday, AMC Theatres, the largest chain in North America, reported a loss of $32.8 million for the second quarter of 2024.

Estimated ticket sales from Friday to Sunday at Canadian and American theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic numbers will be released on Monday.