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Deadpool & Wolverine, the latest Marvel film, hit theaters at the end of July. After a long hiatus, comic book movie fans finally returned to the MCU, and what better way to celebrate than with the return of Wade Wilson, the world’s most brutal mercenary, and Logan, arguably the most famous X-Man.
The film has already grossed over a billion dollars at the box office – the milestone was announced by Disney all over social media. The 34th Marvel film has established itself as the second most successful film of the year, just behind Inside Out 2.
Stunning success
First predictions for Deadpool & Wolverine promised an extremely successful opening at the box office, and the action-packed film delivered just that. During its opening weekend, the film grossed more than $400 million worldwide.
For a Marvel film, this isn’t surprising, as the Avengers films achieved similar numbers. However, keep in mind that Deadpool & Wolverine has an R/15 rating, which means there’s a smaller audience to watch it.
For director Shawn Levy and the cast and crew, this is a great success. Currently, only Inside Out 2 (also a Disney-distributed film) stands in the way of first place with a box office of around $1.6 billion. This is also a family-friendly movie, meaning tickets can be sold for a larger pool.
One of the most successful Marvel films
Deadpool & Wolverine is currently the 15th highest grossing superhero film of all time. As for Marvel’s own ranking, Captain Marvel (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Iron Man 3 (2013) are currently just above it.
Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) are still the undisputed leaders with a box office gross of over $2 billion each. Whether Deadpool 3 manages to get anywhere close to this figure will likely depend on the coming weeks – the secret cameos are now being advertised to attract new viewers.
Will there be a Deadpool 4?
After this groundbreaking success, most fans expect a fourth installment of Deadpool. There are a lot of jokes about the MCU in the film itself, and Ryan Reynolds himself has stated that he would like to reprise the role of Deadpool in a major MCU film.
Hugh Jackman will also likely receive an offer or two for a new film following his successful return as the mutant Logan. However, there is currently no official confirmation from Marvel or Disney.
The next Marvel movie will be Captain America: Brave New World. You can read more about how Deadpool fits into the Marvel timeline here.
This article originally appeared in our sister publication PC WELT and was translated and adapted from German.