DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Becomes Most-Watched Live-Action Movie On Disney+ in Its First Week Streaming
Deadpool & Wolverine opened up this past summer to a huge response. It was easy to see that fans loved it from the reviews, but the box office numbers themselves made that clear. After just over two months in the theaters, the Marvel tentpole became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
Now, it’s not stopping breaking those records as it has headed to streaming. After less than a week on Disney+, Deadpool & Wolverine has surpassed another Marvel pic, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, becoming the most-watched live-action movie in Disney+ history with 19.4 million views in its first 6 days on the streaming service (this doubles as a live-action pic viewership record for Hulu).
Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime.
Deadpool & Wolverine also became the best-selling R-rated title in its first week on digital platforms in the United Stares back in early October, besting Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4. The movie debuted on digital on Oct. 1. after a 68-day theatrical window, while for DVD it’s an 89-day window.
Deadpool and Wolverine took in $636.7M at the domestic box office and $1.33 billion worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing movie of 2024 behind Pixar's Inside Out 2 which grossed $652.9M and $1.69 billion worldwide.
Other notable milestones for the superhero team-up include:
— The No. 13 highest-grossing domestic film of all time
— The No. 5 domestic, No. 10 international, and No. 7 global MCU film of all time.
— Had the highest-grossing global opening for an R-rated film ever, surpassing 2016’s Deadpool.
It’s pretty impressive. I loved the movie, and I contributed to the streaming views this week, enjoying the film all over again. I look forward to seeing what happens for these characters in the future, whether it means another Deadpool & Wolverine, or their part in a future Marvel ensemble. Either way, I’ll be there on opening night.
Deadpool & Wolverine is now streaming on Disney+.
via: CBM