Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine has reached a major milestone at the global box office, surpassing the $1 billion mark on Sunday. The film that’s been praised for bringing Marvel’s A-game back is reaching new heights, breaking all sorts of box office records. Now in the billion-dollar club, Deadpool & Wolverine is nearly the biggest R-rated movie and shows no signs of slowing down.
Deadpool & Wolverine | Billion with a B
The multiverse adventure Deadpool & Wolverine brought the highly anticipated pairing of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman to the screen for the first time. The film with the biggest R-rated opening ever, which grossed $444.1 million worldwide in its first weekend, has now grossed nearly $1.029 billion worldwide at the box office after its third weekend.
It took just 19 days to enter the esteemed Billion Dollar club, becoming the fourth-fastest film to achieve the feat. It will surpass all expectations in 2024 and is also only the second film to reach the milestone this year after Disney’s Inside Out 2. Reynolds’ Deadpool has lived up to his “Marvel Jesus” moniker, giving the studio a long-awaited success after his recent challenging run at the box office.
Additionally, the film has taken the second spot among the highest-grossing R-rated films, surpassing Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning saga Oppenheimer (2023), which grossed approximately $975 million. After just three weekends, it is on track to become the biggest R-rated film of all time.