DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE To Remain #1 At Box Office This Weekend; Awesome New BTS Photos And Featurette Released

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE To Remain #1 At Box Office This Weekend; Awesome New BTS Photos And Featurette Released

Despite facing competition from several new movies this weekend, Deadpool & Wolverine will remain atop the box office! We also have a new featurette and behind-the-scenes photos from the MCU threequel...

By JoshWilding - Aug 28, 2024 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine was #1 at the box office for three weeks before being dethroned by Alien: Romulus; however, it returned to the top spot during its fifth weekend in theaters and will remain there for its sixth according to Variety

While several new movies will open nationwide, including Reagan, Afraid, and 1992, none will likely crack the top five. Instead, Marvel Studios' first R-Rated movie will stay on top with an estimated $12 million - $13 million. 

So far, it's racked up $577 million in North America and $1.2 billion worldwide.  

We also have a new featurette for Deadpool & Wolverine which focuses primarily on Cassandra Nova's comic-accurate ability to insert her hands into people's heads while reading their minds and how VFX was used to bring that concept to life on screen.

There are lots of great snippets of behind-the-scenes footage, though, including a closer look at how that unforgettable battle with the Deadpool Corps was filmed.

Ryan Reynolds has also celebrated Deadpool & Wolverine's stunt team with a massive gallery of new photos, including a shot which reveals how the Merc with the Mouth's scene with Thor was filmed. 

As we suspected, a stand-in was used before the God of Thunder was added to Deadpool & Wolverine courtesy of footage from 2013's Thor: The Dark World. What was meant as a throwaway gag has taken on a life of its own and will likely be addressed in one of the upcoming Avengers movies. 

You can scroll through Reynolds' latest photo dump in the Instagram post 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.

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/28/2024, 2:18 PM
Saw it twice, liked it enough. Hyped af for Shaun of the Dead in Dolby this weekend. Seeing Beetlejuice 2 need week, not expecting much. Hopefully it's better than Dumbo lol
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/28/2024, 2:20 PM
Blink Twice was also good, haven't seen Strange Darling because it isn't in my area.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/28/2024, 2:23 PM

That’s what you get for living in that tree in Borneo.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 8/28/2024, 2:26 PM
It's weird. Not only is this still doing well in the box office. I first saw the trailer for Borderlands at the theater when I went to see this. It wasn't even out yet and it's already on VOD.

Yikesy
mountainman
mountainman - 8/28/2024, 2:39 PM
@DarthOmega - The story behind this movie is so interesting. They had it shelved for years. Why even release it?
Matador
Matador - 8/28/2024, 2:49 PM
@DarthOmega - Probably didn't help

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DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 8/28/2024, 2:50 PM
@mountainman - Wait they made it years ago and just say it on the shelf? Meanwhile Batgirl was just shit canned. Hollywood is so weird.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 8/28/2024, 2:50 PM
@Matador - lol
mountainman
mountainman - 8/28/2024, 3:07 PM
@DarthOmega - Yeah it seemed like this was either going to get shelved or put on a streamer up to that trailer release.

Not sure about the behind the scenes politics, but it is interesting. Also, who was this movie made for? Everyone I know that likes the games that saw it hated it. And the GA just didn’t care.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 8/28/2024, 3:33 PM
@mountainman - My nephew really loved the games. But he said the movie was crap.
mountainman
mountainman - 8/28/2024, 3:49 PM
@DarthOmega - It boggles my mind how Hollywood will produce stuff based on existing IPs and yet not adapt the IP accurately or try to appeal to the existing fan base. Between this and The Crow, we’ve had a few examples recently.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 8/28/2024, 7:00 PM
@DarthOmega - Filming ended mid-2021 I believe...they definitely let it marinate a bit. But it was more about the drama - the cast claims they signed on for a different film. Craig Mazin originally wrote the script but Roth wanted to change things so much that he (Mazin) requested his name be taken off the film entirely because of how bad it was becoming. The original script the actors received was not the one seen in theaters.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/28/2024, 2:32 PM
It being no 1 again isn’t surprising since there really is nothing coming to theaters this weekend (atleast 2 out of 3 listed above I think are limited releases)…

I honestly see DP & W being no 1 till Beetlejuice , BeetleJuice comes out or even Transformers One tbh.

Anyway while the character herself I wish was a bit more fleshed out , I thought Emma Corrin’s playful yet menacing performance elevated this version of Cassandra..

Plus it was also nice to just get a villain that was bad to the bone in this era of trying to humanize or sympathize with villains.

The way they did her powers was creepy & unsettling also…

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/28/2024, 4:50 PM
@TheVisionary25 - yeah, her powers were unsettling. But now that I've seen how they did it, it's also kinda impressive. CGI really does look great
mountainman
mountainman - 8/28/2024, 2:40 PM
That $1.3 billion prediction I made is looking pretty good right now! Marvel better enjoy this. Highly doubtful any of the 2025 releases are making this kind of money!
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 8/28/2024, 2:45 PM
@mountainman - Over/Under the three of them combined?
Matador
Matador - 8/28/2024, 2:51 PM
@mountainman - That's crazy to think Disney/Marvel doubted Ryan would make Deadpool successful.
mountainman
mountainman - 8/28/2024, 3:16 PM
@EskimoJ - The three combined will quite likely earn more than $1.3 billion. That would be devastating for Disney if they didn’t.

It’s too far out for me to predict BO on Thunderbolts or FF, and I’d like to be a bit closer to Cap 4’s release to see another trailer and what the hype looks like. My best guess is between $600-$850 million. Decent BO but due to the reshoots and high budget it will not earn a profit.

Thunderbolts has a much lower budget but will make less money.

And the FF is too difficult to predict. They are not the most bankable franchise traditionally. You don’t have the hype of past films (like D&W did) to drive people who know the characters played by these actors. Pascal is very popular, but the other actors don’t have as passionate of fans.

Either way, the three movies should make more than $1.3 billion combined, but I think we’ll go back to decent box offices that aren’t earning a ton of profit due to ridiculously high budgets.
mountainman
mountainman - 8/28/2024, 3:17 PM
@Matador - Reynolds did himself a solid with that self produced short he did before the movie was official. That got so many people hyped. That was about 10 years ago and I still remember how many people got excited over that.
Matador
Matador - 8/28/2024, 3:50 PM
@mountainman - I remember that he came a long way since then plus he did admit it that he released it.
SATW42
SATW42 - 8/28/2024, 5:12 PM
@mountainman - "That $1.3 billion prediction I made is looking pretty good right now! Marvel better enjoy this. Highly doubtful any of the 2025 releases are making this kind of money!"

and not every movie is going to and that's ok. I think Cap 4 is going to become the next winter soldier, and I think Thunderbolts* is going to tie directly into and will live and die by the success of Cap 4.

Harrison Ford was initially rumored to be signed on for Cap 4 and Thunderbolts and from what I know I don't think that was ever expressly denied. The * will be revealed to the subtitle after cap 4 comes out. My guess is the Thunderbolts are plan B after Ross trying to get Cap to make a new avengers doesn't pan out. We'll probably get a mid credit stinger of ross calling up Valentina in a "fine I'll do it myself" like moment. If Cap 4 is successful with a good enough story, Thunderbolts will follow suit.

That leaves Fantastic Four. It just has to be decent and it's going to make a billy. I'm fairly confident in that. It just has to not suck. People want fantastic four so bad, and with the futristic 60s aesthetic and Pedro, it just has to not be bad lol.
Fanmar16
Fanmar16 - 8/28/2024, 2:53 PM
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HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 8/28/2024, 2:55 PM
@Fanmar16 - Fake, The Thing isnt actually there
Fanmar16
Fanmar16 - 8/28/2024, 3:02 PM
@HammerLegFoot - set FANTASTIC FOUR
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 8/28/2024, 3:05 PM
@Fanmar16 - nope he's not there
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 8/28/2024, 3:07 PM
@Fanmar16 - looks correct.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 8/28/2024, 3:13 PM
@Fanmar16 - Damn! If real that looks fantastic!
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 8/28/2024, 3:16 PM
I enjoyed the shit out of D&W...it had some great laughs and fun cameos. That said, I find it to be extraordinarily forgettable. The only scene I ever think about was the wolverine variant montage.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/28/2024, 4:52 PM
@Izaizaiza - I kinda agree. Although I do remember scenes with Human Torch, their conflict in the car and the Like a Prayer sequence.

What I find most forgettable is the story though. It takes time to get rolling, and even then it's attention is elsewhere.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/28/2024, 5:12 PM
@Izaizaiza - yeah, it really wasn’t about anything, no important villain, No mind blowing McGuffin. Pretty close to the dark world. I would say guardians of the Galaxy part two did better. But like you said, or like I’m paraphrasing, it was the funniest movie since I Am Sam
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I Am Sam confirmed as MCU!!!
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 8/28/2024, 5:40 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - 😂
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/28/2024, 3:33 PM
Great to see something good that general audiences and true comic book fans want.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/28/2024, 10:39 PM
She have same powers as Xavier it was weird how she read minds never creep me out

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