DEADPOOL Destroys the Box Office and Breaks All Kinds of Records
Deadpool completely obliterated the box office this weekend breaking all kinds of records. And to think, Fox avoided making this film for YEARS! I'm sure the studio is happy that they finally came to their senses and let Tim Miller and Ryan Reynolds make the movie they knew the fans wanted to see.
Over the weekend, Deadpool pulled in over $260 million worldwide. It made around $125 million internationally and $135 million domestically. That makes it one the biggest R-rated openings ever, surpassing The Matrix Reloaded‘s $91.7 million. It also now claims the record for largest R-rated comic book movie opening ever, previously held by Zack Snyder's 300, which made $70.8 million on its opening weekend. Deadpool also takes the top spot for the 20th Century Fox's biggest opening, beating Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which made $108.4 million.
So yeah, Deadpool kicked some serious ass this weekend in more ways than one. It makes me wonder if the executives over at Fox are kicking themselves for not jumping on this movie sooner. This just proves that they were all wrong for sitting on this property for so long and that studio executives don't always know what's best.
The Deadpool team managed to pull this off on a $58 million budget and lots of creativity, so the profit margin is huge! I couldn't be happier that Deadpool is a success, and I'm sure it will go on to break more records as more and more people go out to the theater to watch it.