Senior Film and Media Reporter

"Deadpool & Wolverine" reached a major box office milestone, with more than $600 million in domestic ticket sales. It is one of only 16 films in history to reach that milestone.

The Marvel superhero sequel achieved the feat during an otherwise dreary Labor Day weekend, which saw "Deadpool & Wolverine" dominate the box office in its sixth outing. The R-rated film, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, grossed $15.2 million over the weekend and an estimated $19.5 million from 3,630 theaters through Monday's holiday. "Deadpool & Wolverine" has claimed the No. 1 spot for five of the past six weekends and is the second-highest-grossing film of the year with $603.8 million in North America and $1.25 billion worldwide.

Labor Day isn’t a holiday known for drawing crowds to the movies, but this weekend was one of the quietest of the year. The summer season ended with domestic revenue down 14.3% from 2023 and down 26.6% from 2019, the last year before COVID, according to Comscore.