The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects.

“Project Hail Mary” stayed aloft in its second weekend, holding strongly with $54.5 million, adding to the long-term prospects of the year’s biggest hit thus far.

Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.

Rival studios on Sunday estimated that the Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films in the box office this weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales.

“How to Train Your Dragon" is maintaining its top ranking in movie theaters.

“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend.

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office.

After 10 days in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already the highest grossing R-rated movie ever, not accounting for inflation.

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” held the box-office crown for the fourth straight weekend with $17.6 million.

Sony Pictures’ Marvel adaptation “Morbius” landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

In its second weekend of release, Warner Bros.

“Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame, opened better than expected over the weekend.

With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend.