Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine has slashed its way through the box office to become the highest-grossing R-rated film in history.
The film — which has Ryan Reynolds’ loudmouth Deadpool teaming up with Hugh Jackman’s iconic Wolverine — has brought in $1.086 billion over just 23 days, which gives it the title for highest-grossing R-rated film of all time at the global box office.
With the success of Deadpool & Wolverine, in addition to Pixar Animation Studios’ Inside Out 2, Disney now has the top two movies of the year and back-to-back $1 billion hits — making it the only studio to ever achieve that feat in a given year.
Deadpool & Wolverine is now the 31st film from The Walt Disney Studios (including 3 Fox films pre-acquisition) and the 11th title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (including 2 for Sony) to reach this milestone.
Disney is now home to over half of the 55 films that have ever grossed $1 billion at the box office. In fact, Marvel Studios is responsible for the second most $1 billion films of any studio — behind only The Walt Disney Studios itself.
Deadpool & Wolverine started off mightily upon its theatrical release by shattering records when it opened to $444 million globally in July. That gave the movie the highest-grossing global opening for an R-Rated film ever, surpassing Deadpool in 2016.
Deadpool & Wolverine also helped Marvel Studios achieve a mighty feat at the box office last month. The Walt Disney Company’s Super Hero studio has collectively grossed over $30 billion at the global box office.
As one of the most anticipated films of the year, Deadpool & Wolverine lived up to the hype, garnering acclaim from critics and audiences. The action-packed buddy film received an “A” CinemaScore, is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and holds a stellar audience score of 95%.
Kevin Feige — Producer and President, Marvel Studios — said the secret to integrating Deadpool into Disney was to “let Deadpool be Deadpool.”
“People thought when Disney bought Marvel, ‘They’re going to shave off the hard edges. They’re going to make it all G-rated,’” Feige said. “Of course, that was never the intention.”
However, thanks to Disney’s dynamic portfolio of businesses, Deadpool and Wolverine have also popped up away from the movie theater.
The duo can be found at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure Park for a limited time. Deadpool will also be at Disneyland Paris, showcasing Disney’s ability to bring popular stories and characters to life, and in real-time, like no other company can.
