Deadpool & Wolverinewas the titular characters' first foray into theMCU, but it also claimed a massive box office milestone for the X-Men franchise. Digital downloads ofDeadpool & Wolverineare now available to buy online, with a smattering of theater showings rounding out its highly successful box office run. While no official date has been set for the movie to join its fellowMCU installments on Disney Plus, estimates place it around early November, where it has the potential to soar as one of Marvel’s best-performing releases on the platform.
The countlesscameos inDeadpool & Wolverinehave left a lasting impression on the MCU as they capitalized on the possibilities of the multiverse in the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. In addition to the eponymous characters, several ofFox’s X-Men characters returned to the big screenfor their MCU debuts as the movie stands as a tribute to their legacy in Fox’s X-Men franchise. This touching end to the X-Men franchise was a huge hit for the MCU and pushed past a major milestone for the X-Men as a whole.
Deadpool & Wolverine’s Box Office Has Been Incredible For Marvel
Deadpool & Wolverine Has Earned $1.3 Billion At The Global Box Office
Deadpool & Wolverineis nowthe MCU’s seventh-highest-grossing moviewitha total global box office of $1.32 billionand remains the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. This also makes it the highest-grossing movie featuring Fox’s X-Men characters, with Deadpool now dominating the franchise’s top three. The success of the movie is hard to overstate given a swathe of the MCU’s audience would have been precluded by the movie’s R-rating, whereas the vast majority of MCU productions are PG-13.
Deadpool & Wolverineis the MCU’s first R-rated movie, though several of its shows have the TV equivalent rating of TV-MA such asEcho.
This success also couldn’t come at a better time for the MCU, which suffered a series of financial and reputational blows throughout 2023. Not only hasDeadpool & Wolverinehelped to recuperate the losses that Marvel suffered afterThe Marvelsbecame its biggest financial flop to date, but it was also a hit among critics and audiences, with its few detractors taking aim at its unabashed moments fan service. Without paying generous tribute to the film franchise to which it once belonged, however, it may never have broken past a satisfying milestone.
Deadpool & Wolverine Takes The X-Men Franchise’s Final Box Office Over $3 Billion
Fox’s X-Men Franchise Has Also Grossed Over $7 Billion Globally
Although Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine are likely to return to the MCU,Deadpool & Wolverinefelt like a fond farewell to the X-Men franchise that began in 2000 withX-Men. With its $632 million contribution,the swansong movie has now pushed Fox’s X-Men over the $3 billion mark at the domestic box office. This is in addition to the Fox franchise earning over $7 billion worldwide throughout its extensive history.
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For its efforts,Deadpool & Wolverinehas also helped the MCU to break $12 billion domestically and $31 billion worldwide. Its success is no real surprise given the incredible level of hype surrounding it in the lead-up to its release, but it remains to be seen whether Marvel can keep this momentum going with its next cinematic release,Captain America: Brave New Worldin February. For now, the studio should revel in the fact thatDeadpool & Wolverinehas left Fox’s legacy in a great state and continue planning for when Deadpool can next contribute another billion to its coffers.
Deadpool & Wolverine
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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
