Long beforeDeadpool’s February 12 release, fans knew that this would not be your conventional superhero movie. In a comic book landscape dominated by PG-13 fare, the R-rated adventure’s success is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the weekend, as the superhero movie celebrated its “monthiversary,“Deadpoolsurpassed another box office milestone, crossing $700 million worldwide, according toBox Office Mojo.
Thesuperhero moviehas taken in just over $328 million domestically, and over $380 million internationally for a worldwidebox officetally of $708.1 million, from just a $58 million budget. The movie has already become the highest-grossing movie domestically in 20th Century Fox’sX-Menfranchise, and it will likely passX-Men: Days of Future Past’s franchise-best worldwide tally of $747.9 million in the near future. While this movie isn’t a part of theMarvelCinematic Universe, it’s still outgrossed most of those movies so far, even with the restrictiveR rating.
This weekend,DeadpoolpassedMarvelStudios’Iron Manand its domestic take of $318 million. IfDeadpoolwas in the MCU, it would be the fifth-highest grossing adventure out of the 12 movies released thus far, trailing just behindGuardians of the Galaxy($333.1 million),Iron Man 3($409 million),Avengers: Age of Ultron($459 million) andMarvel’s The Avengers($623.3 million). While it will most certainly passGuardians of the Galaxysoon, we’ll have to wait and see if the Merc With the Mouth can cross $400 million domestically and $1 billion worldwide.
Deadpoolis currently the 41 highest grossing movie of all-time at the domestic box office. Not only has it surpassedIron Man, but it also breezed past 2013’sMan of Steel, which sets up next week’s epic sequelBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.Man of Steelmade $291 million during its theatrical run. Other notable movies thatDeadpoolhas surpassed include the originalTransformers($319 million),Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone($317 million) andThe Amazing Spider-Man($262 million).
Deadpoolis also the third-highest grossing R-rated movie ever, on the domestic charts, just behind 2014’sAmerican Sniper($350.1 million) andThe Passion of the Christ($370.7 million). It’s worth noting thatDeadpool’s worldwide take has already surpassed both of those movies, but it we’ll have to wait and see if it can become the highest-grossing R-rated movie in domestic history. It’s success has spawned talk of futureX-Menmovies becoming R-rated, includingWolverine 3andX-Force.
20th Century Fox is already moving forward withDeadpool 2, withRyan Reynoldsreturning to star as the title character. The creative team, including directorTim Miller, writersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickand producerSimon Kinbergall expected to return. What do you think aboutDeadpoolbreaking another box office milestone?
