After a period of “making waves” at the cinema (released on July 26), the superhero blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel’s film grossed over $1.09 billion worldwide ($516.8 million in North America and $568.8 million outside of the U.S.).
With the above total amount, Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel’s officially surpasses psychological thriller Joker (released in 2019, grossed $1.079 billion) by director Todd Phillips to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
In 2019, not long after its release, Joker quickly passed 2 movies Deadpool (2016, total revenue of 783 million USD worldwide) and Deadpool 2 (2018, $785 million worldwide) to claim the top spot as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. During the 2019–2020 awards season, the film Joker won a series of prestigious awards, including 2 Oscars.
Joker held the title of the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time for four years straight, until Deadpool & Wolverine released in theaters and has been making money very well recently. According to the latest records from revenue sites, yesterday, August 17 (US time), the film earned an additional 11.9 million USD globally (including 4.5 million USD in North America and 7.4 million USD outside this market). The film’s appeal has not “cooled down”, and according to the assessment of Deadlinethe speed of earning money Deadpool & Wolverine compared to Joker to achieve the current record is faster.
Deadpool & Wolverine is the second highest-grossing film worldwide this year, behind only the animated film of the same house. Inside Out 2 Pixar (the film’s total revenue is currently nearly $1.6 billion worldwide).
Actor Ryan Reynolds shared the good news about the film’s “huge” revenue on his personal X page (formerly known as Twitter), attracting tens of thousands of likes from fans. He reprised his role as Deadpool, along with co-star Hugh Jackman (who plays Wolverine), as the superhero duo that made the “highlight” of the film. Deadpool & Wolverine. The work marks the first time the brand Deadpool The film is exploited in a multiverse direction, so the film has many guest roles from other brands that also belong to the Marvel “universe”, making the audience excited.