This photo released by 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios shows Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson, left, and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in a scene from “Deadpool & Wolverine.” | Photo credit: Jay Maidment
Disney’s latest MCU movie, deadpool and wolverineperformed better than expected on Sunday. Disney reported Monday that the comic book film earned $211 million in its first weekend in North American theaters.
That’s $6 million more than Sunday’s estimate. deadpool and wolverine In a different league. It had already broken records for an R-rated movie. But the Shawn Levy-directed film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman now boasts the sixth-biggest opening weekend of all time, which is jurassic world Which reached $208.8 million in 2015.
The Walt Disney Company can now claim five of the six biggest box office openings ever without adjusting for inflation, including two avengers Movies, Endgame And infinity wargive more Star Wars Movies, The Force Awakens And The Last JediThe only exception is the second place holder Spider-Man: No Way HomeWhich was released by Sony and produced by Marvel Studios.
deadpool and wolverineIts global tally also rose to $444.3 million, helped by the better performance of Avatar: The Path of Water,
This release from Walt Disney Studios comes at a time when the industry is struggling with box office revenues, and has been posting double-digit losses for the past year. Disney has played a key role in the summer season, releasing top films in May (Empire of the Planet of the Apes), june (inside out 2), and now July.
The success also marks a significant moment for Marvel Studios, which has recently suffered a number of high-profile disappointments, most notably Miracle which opened with an MCU-lowest $47 million last November.
Superheroes are struggling even more elsewhere: Sony, which has reached a high point Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion worldwide) hit a new low. Madame Webwhich barely crossed $ 100 million. Warner Bros. Discovery, after a series of disappointments shine And blue beetleCurrently working on a reboot of his DC Universe under the supervision of James Gunn.
Marvel’s savior came in the form of two characters who got their start outside of the MCU. Both Deadpool and Wolverine, played by Reynolds and Jackman, previously existed under the 21st Century Fox banner, which had the rights to Marvel’s characters for two decades. X Men And Fantastic Four,
That changed when Disney acquired the studio’s film and TV assets in early 2019, and plans began to take shape for how all of these characters would fit into Kevin Feige’s MCU. In some cases, as Fantastic FourMarvel Studios is making a fresh start. deadpool and wolverineThe stars in the film, directed by Shawn Levy, were as vital as their characters.