The foul-mouthed mercenary is back on our big screens, and it’s phenomenal.
Director Shawn Levy, the franchise’s titan and star Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool and Wolverine Domestically, it grossed a record-breaking $205 million. performance incomeIt had the eighth biggest opening of all time, before adjusting for inflation, and by far the biggest opening of an R-rated film. dead pool The previous record holder was $133.7 million.
The film also broke records globally, grossing $233.3 million internationally for a worldwide start of $438.3 million.
Heading into the weekend, the third film, which sees Reynolds reprising his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool and Jackman rejoining the franchise as Logan/Wolverine, was projected to gross between $160 million and $175 million upon release, already a huge figure for a film with a restricted rating.
Further domestic stats include the film being the biggest opening ever for Reynolds, Levy and Jackman, the fifth biggest opening for a superhero film, the biggest July opening ever, the biggest opening of 2024 so far, and the biggest opening since 2025. Spider-Man: No Way Home In 2021.
Globally, this is Avatar: The Way of Water.
Deadpool and Wolverine was the first R-rated film released by Disney, putting Kevin Feige’s Disney-owned Marvel on the road to recovery. The film’s success was buoyed by strong reviews, great theaters, and a 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the second-highest score ever for a Marvel film after Sony-Marvel films. Spider-Man: No Way Home.
first dead pool Released in February 2016, it grossed $133.7 million at the domestic box office, proving that superhero movies could still draw large audiences despite harsh reviews. Deadpool 2 It debuted with $125.5 million.
Feige’s Marvel took over. dead pool The franchise was dissolved when Marvel’s parent company, Disney, bought 20th Century Fox, which held the rights to the X-Men characters.
Deadpool 3 That wasn’t the only headline from the Disney film empire. Pixar’s Inside Out 2 It is already the biggest animated movie in world history, but it will surpass Pixar’s title. Incredibles 2 It grossed $613.4 million in North America, making it the highest grossing animated film ever made in the country, and $1.5 billion worldwide.
While Marvel movies dominate the box office, Twister It appears to be holding up in its second release, with Universal Pictures down 57% to $36 million for a 10-day domestic haul of just $155.6 million, placing it in second place at the box office.
Horror blockbuster Long legs It grossed $58.6 million domestically, making it Neon’s highest grossing film to date. This honor comes just behind the Oscar-winning Parasites.
More to come.
