In a shocking turn of events, which has left many in Hollywood circles stunned, the unbridled duo of Deadpool and Wolverine accomplished what most critics never envisioned: dethroning Joker as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
The latest Disney box office smash, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” started its engine at a stunning $1.086 billion in worldwide box office sales to secure the top spot.
Just 23 days since its opening in theaters, it has been nothing less than phenomenal.
With an opening domestic weekend of $211 million, it currently shifts among the six largest opening films ever.
Indeed, such explosive success has been apparent so far for this film from the irreverent humor of Deadpool to the fierce intensity of Wolverine.
What really makes the achievement even more remarkable is the fact that “Deadpool & Wolverine” will be the first R-rated movie inducted into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It’s quite a bold step on the part of Marvel Studios, and clearly, it has paid off to prove there is a mighty need for much more mature storytelling lines across the genre of superheroes.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige could barely contain his excitement, labeling the film a “monumental triumph” for the studio. What was expected to be merely blending Deadpool’s meta-commentary with Wolverine’s raw power has gone way beyond the expectations and cemented as a formula for success.
That is to say, the success of the film underlined the need of the audience for something new, and the retro approach biding Wolverine with Deadpool proved hard to resist.
It goes without saying that with the growing box office results, Deadpool and Wolverine have entered the club of box office giants, but this is just the beginning.
Be it the long-time fan or the first-time viewer of the franchise, everybody can put their money on these two anti-heroes. Their era at the box office has just begun.
