Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine has crossed a major milestone at the global box office as it surpassed $1 billion on Sunday. The movie that is earning praise for bringing Marvel’s A-game back is reaching new heights, shattering all kinds of box office records. Now part of the billion-dollar club, Deadpool & Wolverine is close to becoming the biggest R-rated movie, and will not slow down any time soon.
Deadpool & Wolverine earnings cross $1 Billion
The multiverse adventure, Deadpool & Wolverine, brought the much-awaited combo of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman on screen for the first time. The movie with the biggest R-rated opening ever, earning $444.1 million across the globe in the first weekend, has now minted close to $1.029 billion worldwide at the box office after the third weekend.
It only took 19 days to enter the esteemed Billion Dollar club, becoming the fourth fastest movie to achieve the feat. Surpassing all expectations in 2024, it is also only the second movie to achieve this milestone this year after Disney’s Inside Out 2. Thus, Reynolds’ Deadpool has lived up to his moniker of “Marvel Jesus,” bringing the studio a much-awaited success since its recent challenging run at the box office.
Additionally, the movie has taken the second spot among highest-grossing R-rated movies, exceeding Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning saga Oppenheimer (2023), which made around $975 million. Having gone through just three weekends, it’s on its way to becoming the biggest R-rated film of all time.
Deadpool to beat Joker and become the highest-grossing R-rated movie
Not only has Deadpool & Wolverine made a billion dollars at the ticket counter, but it has also inched closer to taking down 2019’s Joker, which is the current highest-grossing R-rated movie title holder globally.
It has already beaten The Passion of Christ ($370 million) to secure the title domestically, currently standing at $494 million. Now, it’s set to beat Joker, which made $1.07 billion worldwide, by the next weekend.
Deadpool & Wolverine practically has the entire August and September to continue breaking the bank at the box office. Now, where it ends up in the overall highest-grossing MCU movies list remains to be seen.
