Deadpool & Wolverine‘s opening weekend box office has already made a fortune for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, setting records in its first five days of release. The film is beloved throughout, culminating in Deadpool & Wolverine‘s satisfying ending. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman returning to their roles from the Fox universe and bringing them into the MCU, the film promised to unite the two brands under a single banner. It appears that many desired to see this, and all Deadpool & Wolverine cameos, as the movie has already grossed a fortune at the domestic and international box office.
As reported by Variety, Deadpool & Wolverine‘s box office has obliterated the record for the best opening weekend for an R-rated film with an incredible $205 million domestic gross. This is the eighth-highest domestic opening of all time. Worldwide, the movie has taken in $438.3 million so far. This is a substantial figure and places Deadpool & Wolverine in an elite club of its own. With $438.3 million, the film has already outgrossed the entire worldwide run of six MCU films, including Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as 17 other Marvel films, for a total of 23 Marvel movies.
What Records Deadpool & Wolverine’s Box Office Is Already Breaking
The MCU Movie Is Headed Toward Massive Success
With Deadpool & Wolverine bolstered by cameos, the film appears set to continue breaking records throughout its release. It has already taken the biggest opening weekend of 2024, previously $155 million domestic and held by Inside Out 2. Seeing how quickly Inside Out 2 reached a billion-dollar gross bodes well for Deadpool & Wolverine. The film has secured the largest R-rated global opening with its $438.3 million total. Note that this figure is currently an estimate and may change slightly in the coming days.
Deadpool & Wolverine contains Easter eggs and references that could benefit from multiple watches, suggesting the film’s opening weekend may only make up a small portion of the film’s total gross. The movie has garnered an “A” CinemaScore and a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 97% approval. This has helped to contribute to a domestic opening weekend that is more than 1.5 times than Deadpool, the previous record-holder. This figure is an astonishing sum and an incredible achievement by the studio and everyone involved in making the film.
It remains to be seen how well the film performs at the box office moving forward. Marvel movies – like all movies – do tend to drop off after their first weekend. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder both suffered a dismal 67% drop, and The Marvels suffered a historic 79% drop. Looking more generally through the Marvel universe, however, it seems that the bulk of their universe tends to gross between 2.5 and 3.5 times their opening figures. This projects a final worldwide gross for Deadpool & Wolverine of between $1.095 billion and $1.534 billion.
