Current:Home > News'Deadpool & Wolverine' pulverizes a slew of records with $205M opening -Aspire Money Growth
'Deadpool & Wolverine' pulverizes a slew of records with $205M opening
View
Date:2025-04-16 12:25:21
Deadpool turned out to be the box-office savior Marvel needed.
"Deadpool & Wolverine" earned an estimated $205 million at the domestic box office this weekend, according to Comscore, by far the largest opening ever for a R-rated movie. The record was previously held by the original "Deadpool," which debuted to $132.4 million in 2016.
The big haul also represented the eighth-largest domestic opening weekend ever, putting the debut just ahead of "Black Panther" and behind the original "The Avengers," according to Box Office Mojo.
Disney noted that "Deadpool & Wolverine" had the biggest opening weekend for any film since "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in 2021, as well as the biggest opening for a movie released in July.
Final numbers are expected Monday.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Join our Watch Party!Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox
Review:Hugh Jackman claws his way back to superhero glory in 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
It was a much-needed win for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, coming off a major box-office disappointment with "The Marvels." Released last November, the "Captain Marvel" sequel made just $206.1 million worldwide, a huge decline from the original film's $1.1 billion. After "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" previously disappointed at the box office, analysts questioned whether superhero franchise fatigue was hurting Marvel.
But that didn't hold back "Deadpool & Wolverine," which introduced both title heroes to the MCU for the first time. Disney acquired the rights to the characters after buying 21st Century Fox, which released the first two "Deadpool" movies. "Deadpool & Wolverine" was also the first MCU movie to receive a R rating.
It's the latest success in a strong year for Disney, which recently set a new record for highest-grossing animated film of all time with "Inside Out 2." Both movies injected life into a summer box office that got off to a slow start when "The Fall Guy" performed below expectations in May.
Spoilers!Let's discuss those epic 'Deadpool & Wolverine' cameos and ending
The weekend was a big one for Marvel all around. The studio also shocked fans on Saturday with the announcement that "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the franchise as a new character, the villainous Doctor Doom, in 2026's "Avengers: Doomsday."
For now, though, Marvel does not have another film scheduled for 2024, making this a rare year with only one movie from the studio. The MCU won't return to theaters until "Captain America: Brave New World," scheduled for Feb. 14.
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Amory Lovins: Freedom From Fossil Fuels Is a Possible Dream
- Wildfires and Climate Change
- Why Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Are Officially Done With IVF
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- Could Exxon’s Climate Risk Disclosure Plan Derail Its Fight to Block State Probes?
- Trump’s EPA Starts Process for Replacing Clean Power Plan
- This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Sudanese doctors should not have to risk their own lives to save lives
Ranking
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk
- Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $460 Tote Bag for Just $109
- New York Rejects a Natural Gas Pipeline, and Federal Regulators Say That’s OK
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Journalists: Apply Now for the InsideClimate News Mountain West Environmental Reporting Workshop
- Vanderpump Rules Unseen Clip Exposes When Tom Sandoval Really Pursued Raquel Leviss
- Supercomputers, Climate Models and 40 Years of the World Climate Research Programme
Recommendation
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm to Start Construction This Summer
Earth’s Hottest Decade on Record Marked by Extreme Storms, Deadly Wildfires
Farewell, my kidney: Why the body may reject a lifesaving organ
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery
How the Harvard Covid-19 Study Became the Center of a Partisan Uproar
This Sheet Mask Is Just What You Need to Clear Breakouts and Soothe Irritated, Oily Skin