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Deadpool vs. Wolverine crossed well past the $200 million mark, cementing the record for the biggest opening weekend for an R-rated (i.e. 17+) movie.
The 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe saga, Deadpool vs. Wolverine, debuted with $205 million domestically and $438.3 million worldwide, according to studio estimates.
The first Deadpool movie set the record for the biggest opening weekend for an R-rated movie in 2016 with an estimated $132 million, while Deadpool 2 came in second with $125 million domestically in 2018. Adjusted for inflation, both movies pale in comparison to the third installment’s debut.
Deadpool vs. Wolverine now also has one of the best opening weekends of all time. It ranks eighth, just below 2012’s The Avengers ($207 million) and just above 2018’s Black Panther ($202 million).
Six of the top 10 premieres were from Marvel, and Disney announced that with Deadpool and Wolverine, Marvel movies have grossed more than $30 billion, making Marvel the highest-grossing film franchise of all time.
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Marvel returns to the top with Deadpool vs. Wolverine The comic book movie took in a staggering $205 million in its North American opening weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. It broke the previous record for an R-rated movie opening, held by the first Deadpool ($132 million), and ranks among the top 10 openings of all time.
If international box office is included, Deadpool vs. Wolverine earned another $233.3 million in 52 markets, which puts the global debut on track to exceed $438.3 million.
As the first film to feature two characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadpool vs. Wolverine is more of an Avengers movie than an early X-Men or Deadpool film. It ranks eighth on the all-time domestic opening weekend box office charts, between The Avengers ($207.4 million) and Black Panther ($202 million).
It’s the highest-grossing opening weekend of the year so far, surpassing Disney’s “Inside Out 2” ($154.2 million) and becoming the biggest opening weekend for a movie since “Barbie” ($162 million) stormed theaters last July.
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