Deadpool and Wolverine Box Office Closes in 11-Year-Old MCU Movie in Highest-Grossing Films of All Time

Deadpool & Wolverine is closing in on an 11-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe movie as it continues to climb up the chart of the all-time highest-grossing releases. The release, which co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is simultaneously the 34th installment in the MCU and the third installment in the MCU. Deadpool franchise, which is itself a subfranchise of Fox’s now-defunct X-Men Franchise. The Deadpool & Wolverine Box office broke many records as it quickly rose over $1 billion, including becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.

Per VarietyThe Deadpool & Wolverine Box office has climbed over the $1.159 billion worldwide total of the animated smash hit Minions. This makes it The 27th highest-grossing movie of all time. The next movie in his sights is the 26th highest-grossing movie of all time, which is the MCU’s own Iron Man 3An early installment that premiered in 2013 ended up grossing a whopping $1.215 billion, meaning that Deadpool will have to earn approximately $56 million more worldwide to surpass it.

What other MCU movies are superior to Iron Man 3?

Deadpool and Wolverine is currently the eighth highest-grossing MCU movie

While Deadpool & Wolverine‘s record-breaking climb could very well see it rise higher than Iron Man 3It remains to be seen if any other previous installments may drop. The next-highest entry would be 2018’s Black PantherWhich is currently the 17th highest grossing movie of all time and would require an additional $160 million to exceed. That would be a tall order for a movie that’s already in its fifth weekend in theaters, and there are even more titles to come. Below, see a breakdown of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies above Deadpool On the all-time chart:

Finally, if the Deadpool & Wolverine Release is able to exceed Black Pantherit Could potentially break into the Top 5 MCU movies of all timelike Avengers: Age of Ultron Is the next movie past it on the overall chart. However, breaking into the MCU’s Top 3 would be nearly impossible. The record-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avengers: Infinity WarAnd Avengers: Endgame All boast the type of strong legacy characters as the 2024 title, but combined with PG-13 ratings that made all of the titles available to a wider ticket-buying audience.

How Deadpool & Wolverine compares to the MCU overall

The performance of the 2024 installment is impressive

Even if Deadpool & Wolverine This is already a remarkable achievement, considering the fact that this is the first R-rated installment of the franchise. The PG-13 franchise took a risk to maintain the more adult-oriented tone and fourth-wall-breaking humor of the property after acquiring the 20th Century Studios library and decided to establish it in the MCU at large, and It has clearly paid massive dividends.

Even though there are some previous Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that have outperformed it, the fact remains that There are 26 other movies in the franchise that it has handily outgrown In just a matter of weeks. In fact, it is one of only eleven MCU movies to ever gross more than $1 billion, and the remaining three titles are 2016. Captain America: Civil War ($1.155 billion), 2019s Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1.138 billion), and 2019s Captain Marvel ($1.131 billion). There are a wide range of titles under this sign. Below, see the lowest-grossing titles in the franchise:

As the chart showcases, not only did Deadpool & Wolverine Earned more than quintuple the worldwide of the franchise’s lowest-grossing movie, which was the 2023 Captain Marvel Sequel The Marvelsit Grossed more than the franchise’s three lowest-grossing movies combined. Additionally, it has more than double the worldwide box office totals of all nine of the franchise’s lowest-grossing movies, which also includes 2021’s. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($432.2 million), 2011s Thor ($449.3 million), 2023s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ($476 million), and 2015s Ant man ($519.3 million).

The Deadpool & Wolverine Ending also leaves the door open for possible future installments. While Deadpool 4 Is not yet officially green light, it It seems almost certain that the “merk with a mouth” will return to the MKV After this record-breaking box office performance. If the movies continue the streak of success at the box office and bring even more connections to the broader MCU franchise, it’s possible that the next movie could be even better and climb even higher on the chart.

Source: Variety