‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Overtakes ‘Joker’ as Highest-Grossing R-Rated Film in History With $1.08 Billion Globally
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Deadpool is living up to his self-appointed moniker as Marvel Jesus. Disney’s comic book sequel “Deadpool & Wolverine” has generated $1.085.6 billion at the global box office, overtaking 2019’s “Joker” ($1.078 billion) as the highest grossing R-rated movie in history.
Domestically, the film has earned $516.8 million. “Deadpool & Wolverine’s” international haul stands at $568.8 million. Marvel’s save-the-universe adventure landed in theaters on July 26, collecting a mighty $211 million in its domestic debut to rank as the sixth-biggest opening weekend of all time.
Since then, “Deadpool & Wolverine” has remained a massive draw with $516 million in North America and $568 million internationally.
After two weekends of release, the third “Deadpool” movie surpassed the entire theatrical runs of its predecessors — 2016’s “Deadpool” with $783 million and 2018’s “Deadpool 2” with $786 million.
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