‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Clears $438 Million Globally in First Weekend

From the article: After just three days of release, Disney’s Marvel epic “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already one of the highest-grossing releases of the year.

The superhero sequel, which unites Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as their comic book personas, has generated $233 million at the international box office and $438 million globally. “Deadpool & Wolverine” stands behind only “Inside Out 2” ($1.5 billion), “Dune: Part Two” ($711 million), “Despicable Me 4” ($596 million), “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($567.6 million) and “Kung Fu Panda 4” ($545 million) in terms of worldwide ticket sales in 2024.

The film will easily rise on global charts in the coming weeks, but box office analysts are assessing if the third “Deadpool” has the momentum to clear the $1 billion mark. Even this early in its box office run, it seems safe to predict it’ll hit that benchmark. However, only one R-rated movie in history — 2019’s “Joker” with $1.07 billion globally — has joined the coveted billion-dollar club. At the time of their respective releases, 2016’s “Deadpool” with $782 million and 2018’s “Deadpool 2” with $785 million were the highest-grossing R-rated films of all time.