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Summary

• Deadpool & Wolverine is projected to earn $94 million at the domestic box office during its second weekend at the domestic box office.
• This will make it the highest-grossing R-rated movie in North America.
• The previous record-holder was Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Deadpool & Wolverine has shattered an R-rated domestic box office record. The new movie is the first time that either titular superhero has appeared in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie as well as the first time that any installment in the franchise has been rated R. In spite of this, the Deadpool & Wolverine box office kicked off with a record-breaking opening weekend of $211.4 million, which was the best R-rated debut of all time in addition to the fourth-best debut for the MCU ever, behind Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Avengers: Endgame.
Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, Deadpool & Wolverine is projected to claim the No. 1 spot on the domestic box office Top 5 yet again in its second weekend with a 3-day total of $94 million. Combined with its opening week, this will bring its cumulative domestic haul to a record-smashing total of $392.5 million that outgrosses the previous highest-grossing R-rated movie in North America, which was Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. The original Deadpool previously came closest to beating that movie's $370.7 million gross by earning $363 million in domestic theaters.
Your browser does not support the video tag. How Deadpool & Wolverine Compares To North America's Other Biggest R-Rated Hits The MCU Movie Is Breaking The Scale The Deadpool & Wolverine release breaking this record in week 2 is a substantial accomplishment, and it is only getting started. In fact, early projections show that it could earn as much as half a billion dollars at the domestic box office alone by the end of its run. However, even just ten days after its debut, it has taken a huge lead over many of the highest-grossing domestic R-rated movies. Below, see how it compares to the North American R-rated Top 10:
Rank
Title
Domestic Gross
#1
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
~$392.5 million
#2
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
$370.7 million
#3
Deadpool (2016)
$363 million
#4
American Sniper (2014)
$350.1 million
#5
Joker (2019)
$335.4 million
#6
Oppenheimer (2023)
$329.9 million
#7
It (2017)
$328.8 million
#8
Deadpool 2 (2018)
$324.6 million
#9
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
$281.6 million
#10
The Hangover (2009)
$277.3 million
By the end of the weekend, the new movie will already be more than $100 million above the No. 10 title on the chart, the smash hit comedy The Hangover, which itself spawned a three-film franchise. If it made half a billion, it would not be entirely far off from outgrossing that movie and the No. 9 title, The Matrix Reloaded, put together. On top of that, the gap between it and The Passion of the Christ is already $20 million and could eventually extend by an additional $100 million and beyond.
There is a chance that Deadpool & Wolverine could be seeing some competition before too long, as Joker: Folie à Deux is due on October 4. As the sequel to another billion-dollar R-rated superhero movie, it could very well also be a record-breaker. However, it has less of a legacy behind it than the three Deadpool movies and the nine X-Men movies featuring Wolverine, so it may ultimately pale in comparison.
Source: Deadline
Deadpool & Wolverine 4.0 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