Officially, “Deadpool & Wolverine” will hit American cinemas today. However, pre-premiere screenings took place on Thursday. And the Marvel spectacle has already broken the record for the first time.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” with record-breaking revenues
According to the first estimates “Deadpool & Wolverine” earned at least $35 million in U.S. theaters on Thursday. Most expect that figure to ultimately rise to at least $40 million.
This breaks the previous record for the highest gross from pre-premiere screenings for an R-rated film. It was held by “Deadpoola 2” and it was “miserable” $18.6 million.
What does that mean for the show’s weekend box office? It’s hard to say yet. PG-13 films with comparable previews include “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ($36 million previews, $187.4 million opening), “Avengers: Infinity War” ($39 million previews, $257.6 million opening).
About the movie “Deadpool & Wolverine”
The film celebrates the addition of mutants to the MCU. “Deadpool & Wolverine” It’s the first installment in the franchise since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox. It also marks Disney’s first R-rated film in many, many years (and the first in the MCU’s history).
The stars of the production are of course Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. The cast will feature cameos from many characters known from the 20th Century Fox era. For example, Pyro played by Aaron Stanford.
