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Summary

• Deadpool & Wolverine is climbing the charts as one of the highest-grossing releases of all time.
• It is now the 27th highest-grossing movie, closing in on Iron Man 3's total of $1.215 billion.
• There are still quite a few MCU movies ahead of Deadpool & Wolverine in the all-time rankings.

Deadpool & Wolverine is closing in on an 11-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe movie as it continues to climb up the chart of the all-time highest-grossing releases. The release, which co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is simultaneously the 34th installment in the MCU and the third installment in the Deadpool franchise, which is itself a subfranchise of Fox's now-defunct X-Men franchise. The Deadpool & Wolverine box office has broken numerous records as it quickly rose past $1 billion, including becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Per Variety, the Deadpool & Wolverine box office has climbed past the $1.159 billion worldwide total of the animated smash hit Minions. This makes it the 27th highest-grossing movie of all time. The next movie in its sights is the 26th highest-grossing movie of all time, which is the MCU's own Iron Man 3, an early installment which premiered in 2013 and ended up grossing a whopping total of $1.215 billion, meaning that Deadpool will have to earn roughly $56 million more worldwide in order to surpass it.
What Other MCU Movies Are Above Iron Man 3? Deadpool & Wolverine Is Currently The Eighth Highest-Grossing MCU Movie Close While Deadpool & Wolverine's record-breaking climb could very well see it rise higher than Iron Man 3, it remains to be seen if it can topple any other previous installments. The next-highest entry would be 2018's Black Panther, which is currently the 17th highest-grossing movie of all time and would require an additional $160 million to surpass. That would be a tall order for a movie that is already in its fifth weekend in theaters, and there are even more titles beyond it. Below, see a breakdown of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies above Deadpool on the all-time chart:
Rank
Title
Worldwide Box Office
#2
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
$2.799 billion
#6
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
$2.052 billion
#7
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
$1.928 billion
#11
The Avengers (2012)
$1.520 billion
#16
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2016)
$1.405 billion
#17
Black Panther (2018)
$1.375 billion
#26
Iron Man 3 (2013)
$1.215 billion
#27
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
~$1.160 billion
Ultimately, if the Deadpool & Wolverine release is able to surpass Black Panther, it could potentially break into the Top 5 MCU movies of all time, as Avengers: Age of Ultron is the next movie past it on the overall chart. However, breaking into the MCU's Top 3 would be a near impossibility. The record-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame all boast the type of potent legacy characters as the 2024 title, but combined with PG-13 ratings that made all of those titles available to a broader ticket-buying audience.
However, even if Deadpool & Wolverine never rises past being the seventh highest-grossing MCU movie, this is a remarkable achievement, considering the fact that it is the franchise's first R-rated installment. The PG-13 franchise took a risk on maintaining the more adult-oriented tone and fourth-wall-breaking humor of the property after acquiring the 20th Century Studios library and deciding to fold it into the MCU at large, and it has clearly paid massive dividends.
Source: Variety
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R Action Sci-FiComedySuperhero A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Director Shawn Levy Release Date July 26, 2024 Studio(s) Marvel , Maximum Effort Distributor(s) Disney Writers Rhett Reese , Paul Wernick , Shawn Levy , Ryan Reynolds , Zeb Wells , Rob Liefeld , Fabian Nicieza Cast Ryan Reynolds , Hugh Jackman , Emma Corrin , Morena Baccarin , Rob Delaney , Leslie Uggams , Karan Soni , Matthew Macfadyen , Brianna Hildebrand , Shioli Kutsuna , Stefan Kapicic , Lewis Tan , Randal Reeder , Jennifer Garner , Aaron Stanford , Billy Clements , Ollie Palmer , Chris Hemsworth , Rob McElhenney Character(s) Deadpool , Wolverine , Cassandra Nova , Vanessa Carlysle , Peter , Blind Al , Dopinder , Mr. Paradox , Negasonic Teenage Warhead , Pinkie Pie , Colossus , Shatterstar , Buck , Elektra Natchios , Pyro , Russian , Bar Patron , Thor , TVA Minuteman Runtime 127 Minutes Franchise(s) Deadpool , Marvel Cinematic Universe prequel(s) Deadpool , Deadpool 2 Main Genre Action Expand Upcoming MCU Movies Captain America: Brave New World
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