For a long time, fans have showcased immense excitement over the news of the Ryan Reynolds starrer Deadpool & Wolverine featuring Hugh Jackman in his iconic role of Weapon X. The duo would be pairing up for the first time, and fans are convinced that the film would be one of the biggest hits that will end Marvel’s drought of hitting the billion mark at the box office.
Since the film will be the first R-rated project by Marvel, fans are certain that the film will arguably be the film of the summer. Moreover, with the anticipation surrounding the film, it will break every record that is in its way, including Timothée Chalamet’s record of having one of the highest domestic box office openings of the year.
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine Would Smash Long-Standing Record of Dune 2
Denis Villeneuve is at the top of the world, after his recent project, Dune: Part Two featuring Timothée Chalamet, saw phenomenal success at the domestic and worldwide box office. The film got a theatrical release at the beginning of March, where according to the reports from The Numbers, the sequel accumulated $282 million at the domestic box office and had a total gross of $711.1 million at the worldwide box office.
Moreover, the film had one of the highest opening weekend collections of $82.5 million, making Denis Villeneuve hold the top spot. For a long time, the film held this record until they were dethroned by the recent release of Inside Out 2, which grossed $154.2 million in its opening weekend, via The Numbers.
However, Marvel fans are convinced that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s Deadpool & Wolverine will dethrone this record because the film has already overcome one of its first obstacles that has always been a bane for Marvel projects.
In a report shared by Deadline, they have shared that the upcoming film has been monitored by The Quorum, which monitors the film’s run six weeks ahead. According to them, the film has reported a collection of $200 million to $239 million on its opening weekend.
If the film collects $200 million in its opening weekend, then the film would be the first R-rated film to hit the phenomenal mark. Interestingly enough, the film that held the previous record was held by Reynolds’ Deadpool which was released back in February 2016 and had an opening weekend collection of $132.4 million at the opening weekend.
Fans React To Deadpool & Wolverine Coming To Take The #1 Spot Film With The Highest Opening Weekend
Culture Crave (@CultureCrave) took to X to share the opening weekend collection of some of the biggest films of this year, where Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ranked 3rd, Kung Fu Panda 4 on 4th spot, and Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes on 5th rank.
Fans were impressed by the films that have been released so far in 2024. However, they have commented on the post that Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine are coming for the top spot, becoming a film that would break every other record held by the films set by the previous films.
Let’s wait for Deadpool.. I bet it will be at the top 👏 pic.twitter.com/UlHmXyzCxF
— Box Office Forecast 🎬 (@BoxOfficeFcst) June 19, 2024
Deadpool and Wolverine coming for $190M pic.twitter.com/RIWOQSpqAb
— joey (@Fan_FlickOn) June 19, 2024
Despicable Me 4 and Deadpool and Wolverine will join to top list during the summer.
— Edward Arroyo (@EdwardA89005293) June 19, 2024
Deadpool and Wolverine will definitely pass Inside out 2 for sure
— Steveo Sparks (@Steveosparks2) June 19, 2024
Deadpool is coming
Tic tac
Tic tac— O’conner 46 Track Terror & Okie Dokie 🕷️ (@_mrnobody__1) June 20, 2024
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE are looking to take that top spot.
— Peter Garrett (@TheUnrealPeterG) June 19, 2024
While Deadpool & Wolverine are the favorites to take the spot, there’s no denying that the top 5 films in the list were some of the best films that have made the audience a fan of the movie, and left a major mark in the pop culture.
Deadpool & Wolverine are set to premiere on big screen on 26 July 2024.
