Marvel couldn’t have hoped for a better return to form after a largely disappointing post-pandemic run marked by increasing audience apathy and a noticeable decline in quality. WithDeadpool & Wolverine, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t just welcomed a whole host of new characters to the universe, but has delivered one of its biggest-ever hits. Theblockbuster film has been on a record-breaking spreeever since it debuted a month ago, and on its 27th day of release, it passedCaptain America: Civil Warto climb up the rankings of the global box office.
The movie has now generated $1.154 billion worldwide, overtakingCivil War’s lifetime global haul of $1.151 billion and becomingthe eighth-biggest superhero movie of all time.Deadpool & Wolverineis also the eighth-biggest MCU movie ever, and on both lists, is trailingIron Man 3($1.2 billion),Black Panther($1.3 billion),Avengers: Age of Ultron($1.4 billion),The Avengers($1.5 billion),Spider-Man: No Way Home($1.9 billion),Avengers: Infinity War($2 billion), andAvengers: Endgame($2.7 billion).
Highest-Grossing MCU Movies
Global Box Office
Avengers: Endgame
$2.7 billion
Avengers: Infinity War
$2 billion
Spider-Man: No Way Home
$1.9 billion
The Avengers
$1.5 billion
Avengers: Age of Ultron
$1.4 billion
Black Panther
$1.3 billion
Iron Man 3
$1.2 billion
Deadpool & Wolverine
$1.154 billion (and counting)
Captain America: Civil War
$1.151 billion
Spider-Man: Far From Home
$1.132 billion
Domestically, the film’s $556 million haul puts it at number six on the all-time list of superhero films, a ranking that it has held on to for a few days now. It trails onlyThe Avengers($623 million),Avengers: Infinity War($678 million),Black Panther($700 million),Spider-Man: No Way Home($814 million), andAvengers: Endgame($858 million).Deadpool & Wolverineis the second-biggest hit of the year, behind fellow Disney releaseInside Out 2, which has grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide and has established itself amongthe top 10 biggest movies of all time.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is Projected to Gross Around $200 Million More Globally
Deadpool & Wolverine, on the other hand, is the 28th-biggest film of all time globally, and the 17th-biggest film of all time domestically. Directed byShawn Levyand starringRyan ReynoldsandHugh Jackmanin the titular roles, it’s also thehighest-grossing film of their individual careers. Meanwhile, the MCU has only increased its lead as the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, with nearly $31 billion in combined revenue.
Deadpool & Wolverinefollows the titular superheroes as they team up to save Deadpool’s found family amid the impending annihilation of his universe by a middle-manager played byMatthew Macfadyen.Emma Corrin, on the other hand, plays Cassandra Nova, the villain that Deadpool and Wolverine encounter in a limbo-like world called The Void. Produced on areported budget of $200 million, the movieopened to positive reviews, and currently sits at a “fresh” 78% approval rating on the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes. You can watchDeadpool & Wolverinein theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Wolverine joins the “merc with a mouth” in the third installment of the Deadpool film franchise.
