It’s time to reset the clock on Deadpool & Wolverine news. This just in: Marvel’s buddy mutant summer blockbuster isn’t done setting records. Its latest accolade? Deadpool & Wolverine is now the highest-selling rated-R movie on U.S. digital. What’s more, it accomplished this feat in the first week of its home video release.
According to Deadline, Deadpool & Wolverine isn’t just the highest-grossing rated-R movie of all time; it can also add a new notch to its already busy utility belt as the best-selling R-rated film in the U.S since releasing on digital on October 1. This means that “Marvel Jesus” and “the worst Wolverine” just dethroned the previous record-holder, John Wick: Chapter 4, in the brief window of time it held the title. What’s more, Deadline reports that Deadpool & Wolverine earned $634.4 million domestically and $1.33 billion globally—making it the second highest-grossing movie of the year, naturally, just behind Disney’s Inside Out 2.
But wait, there’s more, because Deadpool & Wolverine apparently can’t stop making cinematic milestones. According to Deadline, the film’s other winning distinctions are as follows:
- 13th highest-grossing film ever.
- Marvel’s number 5 domestic, number 10 international, and number 7 global film release.
- Highest-grossing global opening for a rated R film, dethroning itself (Deadpool 2016).
- Received an A CinemaScore and a 95% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score (for people that care about that sort of thing)
In short, the numbers don’t lie, and Deadpool & Wolverine gave Marvel the kick it needed to top the charts once more, just like in the days of old (a decade ago). Hopefully, this will echo more success as Marvel feels the heat to get wild with its films. Whether setting up Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom in the upcoming Avengers films will smack of inspiration or desperation to ride this wave has yet to be seen. In the meantime, folks can look forward to Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Blu-ray release on October 22.
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