Queer-Inclusive R-Rated “Deadpool and Wolverine” Easily Tops Box Office!

As expected, the R-rated superhero flick Deadpool 3 or Deadpool and Wolverine topped the box office while breaking a bunch of records along the way with a $205 million opening weekend.

The $205 million opening weekend debut for Deadpool and Wolverine means that it now holds the record for the biggest R-rated opening ever, surpassing the previous two installments in the Ryan Reynolds-led franchise that began back in 2016.

The first movie had an opening weekend of $135 million, with the second installment coming in at $125 million. The third film’s impressive number shows that there’s a huge audience for the iconic Merc with a Mouth as well as Jackman’s Wolverine. And yes, people want more fun R-rated superhero action movies.

Such an opening is also impressive due to the fact that Deadpool and Wolverine continues being a queer-inclusive film with Wade being comfortable with his queer sexuality (there’s a lot of flirting with Logan and a bunch of queer jokes from Wade) and the queer couple Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio also appearing. I had my doubts about the overall queerness of the film due to the House of Mouse getting the X-Men brand, but Reynolds and his team delivered.

I would have loved to see a variant of Wolverine being in a queer romantic relationship with Hercules. But oh well. What we got was still good.

You can go ahead and read Angie’s review of Deadpool and Wolverine.

As for my opinion, I really wanted the Fox X-Men to make an appearance, especially Halle Berry as Storm. Sigh!

Anyway, with a reported production budget of $200 million and having already grossed an approximate $438 million at the global box office, the third live-action Deadpool movie is a success. I’m looking forward to seeing where he will pop up next with Kevin Feige having announced new MCU content during SDCC 2024. I do think we are definitely getting a fourth Deadpool chapter.

As for the rest of the recent box office, Twisters came in second with an approximate $35 million. Starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos, the disaster flick has managed to collect around $221 million at the global box office. However, with a reported production budget of $155 million, it still needs a lot more cash to cement itself as a hit.

I enjoyed watching Twisters. But the production budget is just too high for a film that doesn’t have any stars attached to it.

You can read Angel’s review here.

Top 10 Box Office Chart (July 16 – July 28, 2024)

1. Deadpool and Wolverine – $205 million
2. Twisters – $35.3 million
3. Despicable Me 4 – $14.2 million
4. Inside Out 2 – $8.3 million
5. Longlegs – $6.7 million
6. A Quiet Place: Day One – $3 million
7. Bad Boys 4 – $1.2 million
8. The Fabulous Four – $1 million
9. Fly Me to the Moon – $750k
10. Raayan – $453k

Did you watch Deadpool 3? What did you think of it?

Let us know.

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(via Variety, Beyond the Trailer)

Author: Farid-ul-Haq

Farid has a Double Masters in Psychology and Biotechnology as well as an M.Phil in Molecular Genetics. He is the author of numerous books including Missing in Somerville, and The Game Master of Somerville. He gives us insight into comics, books, TV shows, anime/manga, video games, and movies.

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