LOS ANGELES. – Marvel back to the top with Deadpool & Wolverinestarring Ryan Reynolds y Hugh Jackman. The film The comic book-based film grossed a staggering $205 million in its opening weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
It broke the opening record for R-rated R-rated films held by the first Deadpool ($132 million) and was among the top 10 films of all time.
If international features are included, where it has grossed an additional $233.3 million, Deadpool & Wolverine is expected to open globally with more than $438.3 million.
As befits the introduction of both characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadpool & Wolverine It feels less like the previous X-Men or Deadpool films and more like an Avengers movie. In the best opening weekends in the United States in history, Deadpool & Wolverine It is ranked eighth among The Avengers y Black Pantherdisplacing Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.3 million) of the top 10.
It is by far the biggest release of the year, beating out Inside Out 2 ($154.2 million) and the most tickets a movie has sold in its opening weekend since Barbie ($162 million) in theaters in July 2023. And these are figures that were previously thought impossible for an R-rated film.
Success is also an important moment for Marvel Studios, which has had several high-profile disappointments of late; the most notable being The Marvelswhich will open with a minimum of $47 million in November.
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Estimated U.S. and Canadian theatrical revenue, Friday through Sunday, according to Comscore:
1. Deadpool & Wolverine, 205 million dollars
2. Twisters, 35.3 million
3. Despicable Me 414.2 million
4. Inside Out 28.3 million
5. Longlegs, 6.8 million
6. A Quiet Place: Day One3 millions
7. Bad Boys: Ride or Die1.3 million
8. The Fabulous Four1 million
9. Fly Me to the Moon, $750,000
10. Ryan378,571 dollars
FUENTE: AP
