Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman superhero picture will soon overtake ‘Joker’ to rank No. 1 on the list of the biggest films carrying the restrictive rating.
Deadpool & Wolverine has joined billion-dollar box-office club.
This summer blockbuster achieved the feat on Saturday, and will finish the weekend with an estimated $1.029 billion in global ticket sales, including $494.3 million domestically and $535.2 million overseas.
The audacious third outing in the Deadpool series that began its life at 20th Century Fox is a huge win for franchise mastermind Ryan Reynolds, as well as for Marvel Studios and the superhero genre in general.
Moreover, it tied with The Avengers to become the fourth-fastest MCU title to speed past $1 billion (19 days). Avengers: Endgame tops the list (5 days), followed by Avengers: Infinity War (11 days) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (12 days).
Other notable factoids: it’s the second film of the year so far to join the billion-dollar club after sister Disney/Pixar film Inside Out 2, which now tops the chart of the top-grossing animated film of all time with nearly $1.6 billion in global ticket sales. Disney is the only studio to ever deliver back-to-back $1 billion films in a given year.
Deadpool & Wolverine has smashed one record after another since its debut on July 26, including passing up the entire lifetime runs of the first two Deadpool films, both domestically and globally, after just two weekends in theaters. Deadpool‘s domestic earnings were $363.1 million for a global total of $782.6 worldwide; the second film’s domestic haul was $318.5 million for a worldwide total of $734.5 million.
