Deadpool & Wolverine‘s opening weekend box office has already made a fortune for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, setting records in its first five days of release. The film is beloved throughout, culminating in Deadpool & Wolverine‘s satisfying ending. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman returning to their roles from the Fox universe and bringing them into the MCU, the film promised to unite the two brands under a single banner. It appears that many desired to see this, and all Deadpool & Wolverine cameos, as the movie has already grossed a fortune at the domestic and international box office.
As reported by Variety, Deadpool & Wolverine‘s box office has obliterated the record for the best opening weekend for an R-rated film with an incredible $205 million domestic gross. This is the eighth-highest domestic opening of all time. Worldwide, the movie has taken in $438.3 million so far. This is a substantial figure and places Deadpool & Wolverine in an elite club of its own. With $438.3 million, the film has already outgrossed the entire worldwide run of six MCU films, including Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as 17 other Marvel films, for a total of 23 Marvel movies.
Marvel Movie
Franchise
Total Worldwide Box Office Gross
Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$438.3 million (so far)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$432.2 million
The Wolverine
Fox X-Men Universe
$416 million
Eternals
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$401 million
Black Widow
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$379 million
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony’s Spider-Verse
$375 million
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Fox X-Men Universe
Captain America: The First Avengers
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$370 million
X-Men: First Class
Fox X-Men Universe
$355 million
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fox Fantastic Four
$333 million
X-Men
Fox X-Men Universe
$296 million
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fox Fantastic Four
$289 million
The Incredible Hulk
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$265 million
Dark Phoenix
Fox X-Men Universe
$246 million
Hulk
Hulk
$245 million
The Marvels
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$199 million
Daredevil
Daredevil
$182 million
Fantastic Four (2015)
Fox Fantastic Four
$167 million
Morbius
Sony Universe of Marvel Characters
$162 million
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider
$149 million
Elektra
Daredevil
$56 million
The Punisher
The Punisher
$54 million
The New Mutants
Fox X-Men Universe
$47 million
Punisher: War Zone
The Punisher
$10 million
What Records Deadpool & Wolverine’s Box Office Is Already Breaking
The MCU Movie Is Headed Toward Massive Success
With Deadpool & Wolverine bolstered by cameos, the film appears set to continue breaking records throughout its release. It has already taken the biggest opening weekend of 2024, previously $155 million domestic and held by Inside Out 2. Seeing how quickly Inside Out 2 reached a billion-dollar gross bodes well for Deadpool & Wolverine. The film has secured the largest R-rated global opening with its $438.3 million total. Note that this figure is currently an estimate and may change slightly in the coming days.
Deadpool & Wolverine contains Easter eggs and references that could benefit from multiple watches, suggesting the film’s opening weekend may only make up a small portion of the film’s total gross. The movie has garnered an “A” CinemaScore and a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 97% approval. This has helped to contribute to a domestic opening weekend that is more than 1.5 times than Deadpool, the previous record-holder. This figure is an astonishing sum and an incredible achievement by the studio and everyone involved in making the film.
Top Grossing R-Rated Movies’ Opening Weekend & Box Office Totals
Film
Franchise
Domestic Opening Weekend
Global Box Office Total
Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Cinematic Universe
$205 million
Forthcoming
Deadpool
Fox X-Men Universe
$132 million
$782 million
Deadpool 2
Fox X-Men Universe
$125 million
$734 million
It
Stephen King’s It
$123 million
$702 million
Joker
DC
$1.07 billion
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix
$91 million
$739 million
It Chapter Two
Stephen King’s It
$91 million
$473 million
Logan
Fox X-Men Universe
$97 million
$619 million
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Trilogy
$85 million
$586 million
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Trilogy
$85 million
$569 million
The Passion of the Christ
–
$83 million
$611 million
It remains to be seen how well the film performs at the box office moving forward. Marvel movies – like all movies – do tend to drop off after their first weekend. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder both suffered a dismal 67% drop, and The Marvels suffered a historic 79% drop. Looking more generally through the Marvel universe, however, it seems that the bulk of their universe tends to gross between 2.5 and 3.5 times their opening figures. This projects a final worldwide gross for Deadpool & Wolverine of between $1.095 billion and $1.534 billion.
