After taking in $41.5 million across Friday and preview screenings for the second-biggest opening day ever for a September release, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice sequel looks set to claim the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office this weekend - a position Deadpool and Wolverine has held (bar a brief Alien: Romulus takeover) since it arrived in theaters over six weeks ago.
BO estimates were always fairly high for the superhero team-up movie, but it has gone on to exceed all expectations, recently passing Joker to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Now, D&W has crossed $608 million domestically to become the 15th highest-grossing movie ever in the US.
Marvel Studios really needed this win after its last few movies underperformed (The Marvels was actually the lowest-grossing MCU instalment), and we'd say Kevin Feige will soon (if he hasn't already) be on to director Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman about potentially getting the gang back together.
There is a rumor doing the rounds online that Deadpool 4 is already in development, but we can confirm that this is not accurate - at least, not yet. While a direct Deadpool and Wolverine follow-up is sure to be discussed and might well materialize at some point, Logan and the Merc with a Mouth are far more likely to reunite in one of the upcoming Avengers movies (Secret Wars, if rumors are to be believed).
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The MPAA gave the movie an official R-rating for: "Strong bloody violence and language throughout, gore, and sexual references."
“Marvel Studios presents their most significant mistake to date - Deadpool & Wolverine," reads the new synopsis. "A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to - F*ck. Synopses are so f*cking stupid.”
In addition to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the title roles, Deadpool and Wolverine will see Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Rob Delaney (Peter), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) And Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio) return as their respective characters, and they'll be joined by franchise newcomers Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), who will play a TV agent and Charles Xavier's evil counterpart, Cassandra Nova.
Shawn Levy directs Deadpool and Wolverine from a script by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells.