Deadpool & Wolverine Box Office Has Record-Setting Opening Weekend, Best Since Spider-Man: No Way Home

UPDATE: 2025-06-26 11:27 EST BY SARAH MORAN

Deadpool & Wolverine Opening Weekend Box Office Blows Past Expectations

When the final numbers were tallied on Monday morning,Deadpool & Wolverine’s box office haul came in even higher than Sunday’s projections.Domestically, the film earned $211 million, while globally it brought in a staggering $443.4 million. The movie now holds the record for the sixth-biggest opening of all time. Our original reporting continues below.

UPDATE: 2025-08-22 12:34 EST BY LUKAS SHAYO

Deadpool & WolverineDominates The Weekend With $438 Million

This article was originally written Saturday AM and has been updated Sunday PM with altered box office projections (in bold), a full chart, and further analysis.

Summary

Deadpool & Wolverineis already enjoying what may be the biggest box office opening for an R-rated movie. The latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe marks the thirdDeadpoolmovie and the fourthWolverinemovie, while also introducing both characters to the MCU. Led by Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, and Emma Corrin, the movie is filled with references to the 20th Century FoxX-Menmovies, while also serving as a means of bringing both major characters into a new universe. Given its impressive box office results, it is likely to lead toa potentialDeadpool 4.

According to a report byDeadline,Deadpoolremains one of Marvel’s most financially stable franchises. Despite its R-rating,Deadpool & Wolverinereportedly earned between$96 million on its opening dayfrom the domestic take alone. It also saw approximately$205 million over the rest of the weekend. That marks the biggest R-rated opening of all time and serves as a return to form for the MCU. It also represents the eighth-best box office opening of all time. Globally, it performed even better with anoverall take of $438 million, thanks to its $233.3 million international take.

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Nothing Stood Up To Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool earned more than the rest of the box office combined.

BesidesDeadpool 3’s instant success, there was not much movement in the other slots of the box office top 5 this weekend. With all the attention on the latest MCU movie, everything else largely moved down one spot and otherwise stayed in the same order. The only major change is thatA Quiet Place: Day Onewas pushed outof the top chart in its fifth weekend, which can be directly attributed toDeadpool. BesidesDay Onedropping out, the standings remained surprisingly steady. Check out the projected domestic top 5, featuring up-to-date numbers up through Sunday evening:

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$205 million

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$233 million

$205 million (weekend 1)

$438 million

$35.3 million

$11.1 million

$155.6 million (weekend 2)

$221 million

$14.2 million

$37.6 million

$291.2 million (weekend 4)

$678 million

$8.3 million

$22.6 million

$613.7 million (weekend 7)

$1.5 billion

$6.7 million

$58.7 million (weekend 3)

$67 million

While everything fell by one slot, there were still some major changes.Twistersfaced a 57% second weekend drop, while the rest of the top 5 fell between 30-45%.Twistersblew past the $150 million milestone, which is an impressive step for a relatively standalone sequel.Longlegsand the two animated box office hits of the summer are still proving their legs, as each scored over $5 million.Despicable Me 4has taken an impressive $14.2 million. The family-focused animated movies had the lowest drops of the weekend, likely helped byDeadpool & Wolverine’s R-rating.

Deadpool & Wolverine’s Budget & Box Office Explained: How Much It Needs To Make

Deadpool & Wolverine didn’t come cheap, so the latest MCU movie needs to make a significant impact at the box office to be considered successful.

Next week is not expected to bring many significant changes to the box office rankings either. The next major release,Alien: Romulus, is set for August 16, leaving another two weeks for these top 5 to dominate. EvenInside Out 2, which has been in theaters for seven weekends, should stay until it reaches its 100-day mark. The rest of the offerings are still fairly early in their run, leaving ample opportunities for them to enjoy the next few weeks of limited competition. AsDeadpool & Wolverinedominates, the rest of the box office is still enjoying their continued success.

Deadpool & Wolverine Is A Record-Breaking Showing For The MCU

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is back.

Deadpool 3’s success is a return to form for the MCU, which has been struggling in recent years to retain its momentum. While it has seen some successes afterAvengers: Endgame, including the blockbusterSpider-Man: No Way Home, there have been some weighty failures.The Marvelsfailed to earn its $270 million budget back after earning just $206 million and sparked fears that Marvel Studios' domination could be at an end.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawas another critical and financial disappointment, though 2023’s swan songGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3became a steady success.

Every Cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine Explained

Deadpool & Wolverine is packed to the brim with cameos from across the entire run of Marvel films, combining the numerous timelines together.

Thankfully for Marvel Studios,Deadpool & Wolverinehelped to push past a major milestone, as Kevin Feige announced that the studio has now earnedover $30 billion at the box office. The movie has broken several other records as well, as it has become the biggest R-rated opener ever, the eighth-biggest opener overall, and the biggest opening for any movie from Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, or director Shawn Levy. It is also Marvel’s biggest freshman weekend sinceSpider-Man: No Way Homeand the biggest global debut sinceAvatar: The Way of Water, which earned $435 million globally and $134 million domestically.

There are even more broken records for Marvel to celebrate.Deadpool 3has enjoyed the third-biggest opening for a threequel, sitting behind onlyAvengers: Infinity WarandNo Way Home, and it has even earned the title of 12th biggest global debut in box office history. With its shocking success, Marvel evidently made the right decision when choosing to revive the 20th Century Fox franchise. It should see continued success in a summer without many major upcoming releases.Deadpool and Wolverine’s success could be a sign of resurgence for Marvel, and the nostalgic comedy should have long legs.