Marvel Studios is back in summer style again, breaking R-rated box office records and on its way to a possible $1 billion run. But what’s next for Deadpool and Wolverine?
Marvel’s instant summer blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine from director Shawn Levy (who cowrote with Ryan Reynolds) is shattering box office records and expectations this weekend as it eyes a possible $400 million global opening. It looks destined to be the biggest R-rated opening in history.
Deadpool & Wolverine took $65 million in international markets heading into the weekend, and stateside the MCU superhero sequel sat atop an estimated $55 million for Friday, including Thursday early screenings. If we include China’s opening numbers as well, then we’re talking about nearly $130 million, and that’s without international figures from Friday aside from China. We’ll know more when we get numbers this morning.
You can safely bet the international Friday ticket sales blew past the domestic figures, and could send the film toward $200 million or more through end of Friday, with two more days of weekend business ahead.
I’m excited by the prospect of a new MCU-based X-Men and look forward to a fresh approach, but I must say it will be a shame if we don’t get to see more of this dream team, because these two alone could seriously be among the key anchors for a whole phase of MCU films.
Imagine a Deadpool & Wolverine vs Marvel Zombies type movie, the pair hired by the TVA to cull timelines infected by the plague (but of course winding up choosing to help fight to save a timeline from the invading zombie army of familiar undead versions of Marvel heroes and villains.
