Now, just before Kick - Ass opened beneath expectations, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment issued this other R -
rated superhero comedy on DVD, where it could easily be mistaken for a direct - to - video release.
Not exact matches
Next summer is, as usual, going to be competitive; there's the usual mix of
superhero sequels («Iron Man 3,» «The Wolverine «-RRB-, animated sequels («Monsters University, «'' Despicable Me 2 «-RRB-, R -
rated comedy sequels («The Hangover Part III «-RRB- and just general sequels («Star Trek Into Darkness,» «Fast & Furious 6,» «Kick - Ass 2 «-RRB-.
In fact, the R -
rated, fourth wall - breaking, comic book
comedy performed so well at the box office that it warranted a prime summer release date for the sequel, and a new trailer proves that summer is the best place for this bombastic
superhero.
The Merc with the Mouth returns in Deadpool 2, the irreverent follow - up to 2016's surprise R -
rated smash
superhero action -
comedy Deadpool that brazenly took a character that was introduced in perfunctory and forgettable fashion in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and shockingly made something electric, alive and artistically viable out of him.
This has been a banner year for
superhero movies and the ones that have been most satisfying have been those that threw out the rulebooks of their predecessors: Logan giving us a dark, bitter, aging R -
rated Wolverine, Ragnarok ditching Shakespearean brood to mine Thor and company for sheer exhilarating fun, The Lego Batman Movie applying the irreverent
comedy treatment to Gotham City lore.
The franchise's notoriety as a rebel among
superhero movies makes it all the more cooler; Deadpool evolved
comedies from a commercial standpoint, for the 20th Century Fox title easily made an estimated $ 53.3 M in its first day (that's including $ 18.6 M Thursday night previews), giving it the highest opening day for an R -
rated movie, beating New Line / Warner Bros.» It ($ 50.4 M).
The fourth - wall - breaking action
comedy adventure proved
superhero movies could succeed with an R
rating, while also challenging the different types of movies the genre could produce.
That movie gets a little of a bad rap, but this go - around, their efforts do feel fresh and original in an R -
rated comedy genre that too can feel more staid than the
superhero one.
This year's massive hit Deadpool — an official entry, given Deadpool's mutant power and X-Men guest appearances — was an irreverent
comedy that poked holes in the fabric of the typical PG - 13
rated superhero universe.