Denzel Washington continues to make movie history with The Equalizer 3, which is on track to become the second-highest opening weekend of all time for a film released Labor Day weekend.

The film pulled in $34.5 million from Friday to Sunday and is expected to top $42 million by the end of the holiday, according to Entertainment Weekly. Its $26.1 million international take through Sunday made for a three-day global box office of $60.6 million.

Marvel Studios’ Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hangs on to Labor Day top spot, having netted  $94.6 million over the holiday weekend in 2021.

The Equalizer 3 sees Washington’s Robert McCall go head-to-head with the Italian mafia. He reunites with his Man on Fire co-star Dakota Fanning and director Antoine Fuqua, who has led the franchise since its inception.

The film is marketed as the last of a trilogy, but Fuqua hasn’t completely written off the possibility of a fourth film.

"I believe this would be it. We've both talked about it that way. But you never know!" Fuqua said. "Obviously, if [Washington] wanted to do another one, I would as well, but I don't see it. But who knows?"

The action flick knocked Barbie in second place; the Greta Gerwig-directed juggernaut is expected to gross $13.8 million over the holiday weekend.

DC Studios’ superhero flick Blue Beetle took a bow with $9.4 million, Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story grossed $8.5 million and Oppenheimer is expected to round out the pack with $7.2 million over the long weekend.