Deadpool 2 made its box office weight in chimichangas this weekend, nearly breaking the R -
rated opening weekend record.
20th Century Fox's Deadpool 2 falls short of the all - time R -
rated opening weekend record of $ 132.4 million set by Deadpool, but it still comes away with an easy win with $ 125 million.
Not exact matches
A few weeks ago, the superhero movie Deadpool grossed $ 132 million at the domestic box office on its
opening weekend, setting a
record for R -
rated premieres — and dousing its $ 58 million budget in black ink.
The movie took in an estimated $ 85.3 million, according to Exhibitor Relations, setting the
record for the biggest - ever R -
rated opening weekend at the box office in March.
So far «Deadpool» has broken three box office
records: Biggest
opening weekend in February, Biggest
opening weekend in the winter and biggest
opening weekend for an R -
rated film.
According Box Office Pro, Deadpool 2 set a new
record for an R -
rated movie
opening overseas this
weekend with an estimated $ 176.3 million, which is $ 44 million more than its predecessor made in its foreign debut.
Black Panther celebrated a
record - breaking
opening weekend on its way to becoming Rotten Tomatoes» highest -
rated live - action superhero movie ever.
The movie shattered the
record for biggest R -
rated opening weekend with $ 132.4 million, which also marked the best debut in the history of 20th Century Fox.
Produced for an estimated $ 58 million, «Deadpool» earned $ 782.6 million worldwide, and set
opening -
weekend records for February and for R -
rated films.
The movie broke all kinds of
records at the box office, and it's the highest grossing R -
rated movie ever, and it has the best R -
rated opening weekend.
Today, Deadpool 2 expands to 4,349 theaters which counts as Fox's widest release ever after its release of DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon 2 «s 4,253 locations, and it's also a
record wide release for an R -
rated title, besting It «s 4,103
opening weekend theater count.