Deadpool and Wolverine is approaching an 11-year-old film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and continues to climb the list of the highest-grossing releases of all time. The release, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is also the 34th installment of the MCU and the 3rd installment of the Dead Pool Franchise, which in turn is a subfranchise of the X-Men Franchise. The Deadpool and Wolverine The film broke numerous box office records and quickly rose to the $1 billion mark, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.

Per diversityThe Deadpool and Wolverine The animation hit’s box office revenue has exceeded $1.159 billion worldwide. Minions. This makes it the 27th highest-grossing film of all timeThe next film in sight is the 26th highest-grossing film of all time, belonging to the MCU itself. Iron Man 3an early part that premiered in 2013 and ended up grossing a whopping $1.215 billion, meaning that Dead Pool would have to earn around $56 million more worldwide to beat this record.

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Deadpool & Wolverine is currently the eighth most successful MCU film

While Deadpool and WolverineThe record increase could well take it higher than Iron Man 3remains to be seen whether it can surpass other previous parts. The next highest entry would be 2018 Black Pantherwhich is currently the 17th highest-grossing film of all time and An additional $160 million would be needed to. That would be a tall order for a film that is already in its fifth weekend in theaters, and there are more titles beyond that. Below is a breakdown of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe films mentioned above Dead Pool in the all-time charts:

If ultimately the Deadpool and Wolverine Release is able to surpass Black PantherIt could possibly enter the top 5 MCU films of all timeas Avengers: Age of Ultron is the next film behind it in the overall rankings. However, it would be almost impossible to break into the top 3 of the MCU. The record-breaker Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avengers: Infinity WarAnd Avengers: Endgame all feature the same kind of strong legacy characters as the 2024 title, combined with PG-13 ratings that made all of these titles accessible to a wider ticket audience.

But even if Deadpool and Wolverine never gets past the seventh-highest-grossing MCU film, that’s a remarkable feat considering it’s the first R-rated installment in the franchise. The PG-13 franchise took a risk by retaining the more adult-oriented tone and fourth-wall-breaking humor of the property after acquiring 20th Century Studios’ library and deciding to incorporate it into the MCU as a whole, and it’s clearly paid off massively.

Source: Variety