The results for Deadpool keep rolling in, as the film has broken yet another record.
On its opening weekend, Deadpool made more than Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four did it in its entire run, it broke the February opening record (in the US and the UK), it’s the biggest R-rated release of all-time, it’s the biggest R-rated comic book opening of all-time, it’s the biggest opening weekend for Ryan Reynolds and 20th Century Fox, and it’s the biggest opening weekend for a first-time director in Tim Miller.
And while it seems unlikely Deadpool will beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office total of $2 billion, it can boast that it has beaten its short-lived run as the biggest opening weekend in Russia.
Deadpool earned 957.4 rubles, which equates to around $13.1 million, unseating Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ opening weekend of $12.3 million.
The Merc With a Mouth currently sits at $316 million worldwide.
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Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
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Deadpool is set for release on February 10th in the UK and February 12th in the States and sees Ryan Reynolds reprising the role of the Merc with a Mouth alongside T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) as Weasel, Morena Baccarin (Gotham) as Copycat, Gina Carano (Fast & Furious 6) as Angel Dust, Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones) as Ajax, Stefan Kapicic (24) as Colossus, Leslie Uggams (Roots) as Blind Al and newcomer Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead.
Originally published February 18, 2016. Updated June 30, 2023.
