Deadpool & Wolverine is on track to become one of the biggest movies of all time – and it’s already matched a feat achieved by just eight other movies.
Deadpool & Wolverinewill find a place on the list of thehighest-grossing movies ever made; it’s a matter of when, not if.
It had been projected to make $360 million in its opening weekend, a hefty return consideringThe Marvels made under $200min its entire box office run.
Amazingly, experts underestimated the movie: in its first few days in cinemas, it’s already made over $440 million, shattering several records.
Notably, it’s joined an exclusive club by grossing more than $200 million domestically in its first weekend, something only eight other movies have accomplished. Check them out below:
To put that into further context, it’s the best opening of Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, and Shawn Levy’s careers, the biggest global opening since Avatar: The Way of Water, and comfortably the biggest R-rated opening of all time.
It also helped push the MCU past $30 billionin total box office receipts, the first movie franchise in history to do so.
In an Instagram story, Reynolds wrote: “This is kind of hard to process. But thank you to everyone who went to see the film this weekend.”
The question is… will it make $1 billion? Marvel movies are traditionally frontloaded; No Way Home dropped over 75% in its second weekend, but still made just shy of $2 billion. So, the answer is almost definitely, barring a box office disaster.
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Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
