Deadpool & Wolverine continues making box office history, scoring a better-than-expected $97 million haul in North America during its second weekend.
As well as being the eighth-biggest second weekend of all time and the fifth-biggest for an MCU, its 10-day total has risen to a marvellous $395.6 million. As a result, it's shot past The Passion of the Christ ($371.1 million) to become the biggest R-Rated movie in U.S. history.
Overseas, Deadpool & Wolverine earned $110.5 million to take its international total to $428.5 million and a massive $824.1 million worldwide. As expected, the Marvel Studios team-up will hit $1 billion in a matter of days.
When it does so, the team-up starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman will top Joker ($1.064 million) to be crowned the highest-grossing R-Rated movie ever. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer currently sits at #2 with $975.2 million.
Current estimates point to an eventual global cume of $1.2 billion for Deadpool & Wolverine. However, the movie has now entered a new phase of marketing with a TV spot offering a tantalising glimpse at X-23, Blade, Elektra, and Gambit. It also shows Jackman donning Wolverine's mask, but stops before the full reveal.
"Disney probably doesn’t want me to frame it this way, but I’ve always thought of Deadpool & Wolverine as the first four-quadrant, R-rated film," Reynolds recently said. "Yes, it’s rated R, but we set out to make a movie with enough laughs, action and heart to appeal to everyone, whether you’re a comic book movie fan or not."
You can watch that new Deadpool & Wolverine TV spot below.
In our review Deadpool & Wolverine last month - which you can read by clicking here - we concluded by saying, "A contender for the best superhero movie ever, Deadpool & Wolverine is two hours of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman proving they were born to play these roles and, crucially, be part of the MCU. It’s a f***ing masterpiece."
Shawn Levy directs Deadpool & Wolverine, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Matthew Macfadyen, and Dafne Keen. The movie is written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy.
Kevin Feige, Reynolds, Levy and Lauren Shuler Donner produce with Louis D’Esposito, Wendy Jacobson, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, George Dewey, Simon Kinberg and Jonathon Komack Martin serving as executive producers.
Deadpool & Wolverine is now playing in theaters.