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Deadpool & Wolverine Crossing $550 Million Globally After Five Days

“Deadpool & Wolverine” continues to electrify the box office.

The superhero sequel, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as their comic book personas, is crossing the $550 million mark at the global box office. Ticket sales stand at $261 million in North America and $284 million internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to $545.8 million after just five days of release.

After notching a record-breaking start for an R-rated film, “Deadpool & Wolverine” keeps breaking new ground with daily grosses. Domestically, the movie landed the biggest Tuesday haul ever for an R-rated film (and the 13th-biggest of all time) with $25.3 million. A day prior, the tentpole posted the highest Monday for an R-rated film with $24.4 million. So far, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is the fourth-biggest domestic release of 2024 behind “Inside Out 2” ($615 million), “Despicable Me 4” ($293 million) and “Dune: Part II” ($282 million).

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Outside of the U.S. and Canada, top-earning territories for “Deadpool & Wolverine” are China ($30.5 million), the United Kingdom ($27.7 million), Mexico ($23.4 million) and Australia ($15.2 million).

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At this rate, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is poised to become the second film this year and second R-rated film in history to hit $1 billion worldwide. It currently ranks as the fifth-biggest film globally of 2024 behind “Inside Out 2” ($1.5 billion), “Dune: Part II” ($711 million), “Despicable Me 4” ($680 million), “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($567 million).

Shawn Levy directed “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which is a needed win for Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though the comic book behemoth remains in rarified air in terms of commercial appeal, recent entries like “Eternals,” “The Marvels” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” have stumbled and prompted questions about the long-term viability of the franchise.

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