Last year’s superhero box office was a mixed bag, with many of them underperforming in some aspect. Not so in 2024; Deadpool and Wolverine Superheroes has already broken some records in its opening weekend and is ready to dispel any notion that the superhero genre will be in trouble in 2023.
Domestically, the MCU’s mutant team-up movie debuted to $205 million, far exceeding initial expectations of $160-170 million. It is now the eighth-biggest opening of all time, taking the throne from the original dead Pool Largest R-rated release yet. Other records broken include the largest domestic debut for leading actors Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and director Sean Levy, the largest box office debut in July and all of 2024, and the fifth largest superhero release . and The largest launch since Spider-Man: No Way Home In 2021, the international market added US$233.3 million and now stands at US$438.3 million, which is the largest global opening since 2021 Avatar: The Way of Water.
Taking all of this into account, it could be worth $1 billion by mid-August, if not next week. People love Wolverine and Deadpool, which is the only MCU movie in 2024, and it’s further fueled by the fact that there are cameos throughout the movies. Even if you’ve already seen it, you’ll most likely want to rewatch it once or twice just to see what you missed or to live in the moment with other viewers. Marvel was delighted to promote the film’s success at this weekend’s SDCC, with producer Kevin Feige revealing that the entire MCU has now surpassed the $30 billion mark, becoming the first film to do so Series of movies.
Wolverine and Deadpool are the #1 movies in the world. thank you all! @VancityReynolds @ShawnLevyDirect @MarvStudios pic.twitter.com/FhdspNeWcR
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) July 28, 2024
As for everything else, the rest of the summer movies so far are doing pretty well. Disney wins again “Brain Teasers 2”, Defeat now The Incredibles 2 With a box office of $613.4 million and a global box office of $1.5 billion, it became the largest animated film in the country. tornado It grossed $221.2 million worldwide and $155.6 million domestically. long legs, The film, currently only released in the United States, has become Neon’s highest-grossing film, grossing $58.6 million. To date, it has not found an international distributor, but if it does, sales will surely rise due to good word-of-mouth.
We’re now entering August, which can sometimes be a dead zone for movies. This month from M. Night Shyamalan trap (August 2), followed by Borderlands and cuckoo (August 9), and Alien: Romulus How can they withstand the wave of Reynolds and Jackman swearing and brutalizing each other on August 16?
[via The Hollywood Reporter]
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