Deadpool & Wolverine: Every Box Office Record Broken by the Marvel Movie

Deadpool & Wolverine: Every Box Office Record Broken by the Marvel Movie

As a seasoned gamer and movie enthusiast with over two decades of experience under my belt, I must say that the release of Deadpool & Wolverine has been nothing short of a revelation for me. It’s not every day that we get to witness a comeback kid like this in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially after some challenging years.


In a fresh turn of events for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which had been grappling with rough patches during several consecutive years, the team-up of Deadpool and Wolverine is being hailed as a potential savior. This duo, released in cinemas not too long ago, has indeed shown remarkable resilience, surpassing the billion-dollar mark at the box office, earning them the nickname “Marvel Jesus.” The renewed excitement for the MCU and a long-awaited validation for 20th Century Fox’s earlier Marvel Movie Universe are direct consequences of this blockbuster hit.

As of now (when this text was written), Deadpool and Wolverine opened with an astounding $211.4 million domestically and $444.6 million internationally in their debut weekend. They eventually earned a staggering $1.216 billion globally, with $581.1 million coming from domestic sales and $634.8 million from international markets within the first month. However, if you’re curious about how many records Deadpool and Wolverine shattered during their run, keep reading for a comprehensive look at their impressive accomplishments as they might just astound you!

Every Box Office Record Deadpool & Wolverine Has Broken

Deadpool & Wolverine: Every Box Office Record Broken by the Marvel Movie

  • Biggest Global Opening since Avatar: The Way of Water – with its $439M global opening, Deadpool & Wolverine falls just behind Avatar 2‘s $441.7M global opening.
  • Biggest Domestic Opening Ever for Ryan Reynolds – Reynolds is a big celebrity, but his previous biggest opening for a film was the original Deadpool, which earned $132.4M domestically. Deadpool 2 would fall short of the original, opening at $125.5M in 2018.
  • Biggest Domestic Opening Ever for Hugh Jackman – Jackman’s previous biggest opening was also an X-Men film: X-Men: The Last Stand earned $102.7M in its opening weekend, back in 2006.
  • Biggest Domestic Opening Ever for Shawn Levy – Levy’s previous debut was Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, the second film of that series, which opened at $54.1M in 2009.
  • Highest Domestic July opening weekend of all-time – Deadpool & Wolverine killed its Disney competition by surpassing the opening of Disney’s live-action version of The Lion King ($191.8M) back in 2019.
  • Highest Grossing X-Men Movie Ever at the Domestic Box Office – X-Men: The Last Stand brought in $234.3M domestically, making Deadpool & Wolverine’s $500M+ domestic gross a significant jump in profits. That Marvel Cinematic Universe label makes a difference…
  • Deadpool & Wolverine has officially made the Marvel Cinematic Universe the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, earning $30 billion over 34 releases. It’s also the 34th consecutive MCU release to debut at No. 1 at the domestic box office.
  • The highest domestic opening weekend of 2024 (so far). The highest domestic opening since Spider-Man: No Way Home opened to $260.1M in December of 2021.
  • Deadpool & Wolverine is now in sixth place for films with the highest domestic opening weekend of all time. It marks the sixth sixth-highest opening day at the Domestic Box Office, having earned $96M in its first day.
  • Fourth highest superhero opening weekend of all time (following Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Avengers: Infinity War).
  • Second-highest opening weekend for a third installment of all time.
  • Disney films now occupy 16 of the top 20 slots for opening domestic weekends of all time; the MCU holds 11 places in that same top 20. Disney also has five of the top six opening weekends of all-time at the domestic box office.
  • Highest opening weekend ever for an R-rated release in the US, with $233.1M internationally, surpassing Joker ($147M) in 2019.
  • Highest international opening weekend since Avatar: The Way of Water, surpassing Inside Out 2 ($223M). Highest opening weekend of 2024 in Germany, UK, Australia and Japan (non-local) as well as many smaller markets.
  • Biggest R-Rated Monday at Domestic box office with $24.4M.
  • Biggest R-Rated Tuesday at Domestic box office with $25.3M.

Deadpool & Wolverine is still in theaters, and still breaking records.

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2024-08-29 02:10