Logan and Wade Wilson don’t have to work much to win over the hearts of the audience.
Following its theatrical release, Marvel’s dark superhero comedy “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which debuted to a spectacular box office performance in July, is breaking records.
Just one day after the digital release of “Deadpool & Wolverine” on Tuesday, the Shawn Levy-directed film became the “best first-day seller” of 2024 for Fandango’s streaming service Fandango at Home, the movie retail business claimed in a press statement.
Cameron Douglas, SVP of Home Entertainment at Fandango, stated, “It is no surprise that ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ continues to smash records across Fandango services well after its initial theatrical release in July.” “We are thrilled to see so many fans rushing to relive the excitement that ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ gave us, in the comfort of their homes.”
The movie beat both the record for the best opening weekend ticket sales of 2024 and the record for most opening weekend ticket sales for an R-rated film, set in 2015’s “Fifty Shades of Grey,” when it opened in theaters.
According to Disney, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the titular characters, made $211 million in its first weekend at the domestic box office, easily the most ever for an R-rated film. The first “Deadpool,” which made its $132.4 million debut in 2016, had held the record.
The massive take also marks the sixth-largest domestic opening weekend history, putting the launch just ahead of “Jurassic World” and behind “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” according to Box Office Mojo.
During its theatrical run, “Deadpool & Wolverine” brought in an incredible $1.3 billion worldwide.
Movie writer Brian Truitt of USA TODAY gave the movie a ★★★½ grade, describing “Deadpool & Wolverine” as a “delightfully meta, proudly gonzo buddy-comedy team-up that’s extremely violent, often hilarious, occasionally touching and always a good time.”
“Like Mel Brooks doing a Marvel event movie, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ doesn’t let up with its barrage of meta jokes blurring the line between fiction and reality,” Truitt writes. “Most of the silliness lands, and the stuff that doesn’t is enveloped by the total chaos, anyway. That’s all to be expected with Deadpool around.”