‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ Smashes R-Rated Box Office With $438 Million Opening Weekend
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‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ is Disney’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe instalment — a first for Deadpool in the MCU — and has smashed all R-rated box office records, collecting $205 million in its opening weekend domestically.
The film ranks as the eighth-best debut of all time, ahead of 2018’s ‘Black Panther’ at $202 million.
After only 3 full days of international release, the film as accumulated $438.3 million worldwide. This solidifies the project as the sixth-highest grossing movie of 2024 — and again, on it’s opening weekend.
The budget for ‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ is reported to be around the $200 million mark, with another $100 million to promote the movie.
The film is Hugh Jackman’s return to his iconic Wolverine character, joining forces with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool, and a first for both of them in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Shawn Levy.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ broke another record for the MCU as it became the first film franchise ever to cross $30 billion globally. However, recent entries like ‘Eternals,’ ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ and ‘The Marvels’ have been nothing short of box office misfires.
Since Disney launched their streamer Disney+ in November 2019, the studio has developed countless spinoff shows, which caused a content overload, with many fans being unfamiliar with new characters introduced via streaming service and being forced to catch up in order to understand any new feature instalment.
The other issue was a lack of interest, which was very much felt after ‘Avengers: Endgame’ wrapped up a juggernaut 10 year story.
However, ‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ ignited new life into the MCU, and after San Diego Comic-Con, the franchise is back on top with fans and an enormous amount of hype.
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Disney’s CEO Bob Iger says the MCU is trying to reduce its output to not oversaturate their franchise, and said that two films a year (with several shows running simultaneously) will be the likelihood going forward.
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