BOX OFFICE: DEADPOOL Breaks Records As It Takes Aim At Massive $130 Million Weekend

Well, no one saw this coming! With initial estimates of a $55 million opening weekend, Deadpool is now exceeding expectations as it looks to earn a record breaking $130 million. Bring on the sequel!

By JoshWilding - Feb 13, 2016 08:02 AM EST

Filed Under: Deadpool

February may just be the new July thanks to Deadpool as the R-Rated superhero movie is performing just as well as any huge 20th Century Fox or Marvel Studios' blockbuster. After a record setting $47.5 million on Friday, the Tim Miller helmed release looks set to take $117 million over three days and a total of $130 million for the long Valentine's Day/Presidents Day weekend. That places it among the top 10 comic book movie openings and is the biggets debut in history for an R-Rated film.

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Early estimates pointed to Deadpool making $70 million if it was lucky, and it was only last night that analysts started predicting a total of $90 million. It's now far exceeded that, leaving studio execs who pegged it as a guaranteed box office flop red faced. To put these numbers into context for you, Deadpool has beaten the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy ($94.3 million) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($95 million), so this is a massive victory for Ryan Reynolds after a string of flops like Green Lantern and R.I.P.D.

Of course, the actor and movie deserve every bit of its success, and hopefully we'll get a message from Deadpool any day now which makes the sequel 100% official.

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Brainiac13 - 2/13/2016, 8:12 AM

WOW!!!!!!!!

Who would've thought a R rated movie would do this....I think if Deadpool's character was serious...It wouldn't have made this much...

The Marketing was a masterpiece of genius...best yet...For any superhero..

Going to see hopefully in the next few days..

infire - 2/13/2016, 8:40 AM

@Brainiac13 - not in my country, here you only need 12 or 14 years to go watch it

Brainiac13 - 2/13/2016, 8:42 AM

@infire - What country is that? Here in the UK it's a 15 rated movie..

shaddowkhan - 2/13/2016, 8:46 AM

@Brainiac13 - Here in the Netherlands i have also seen some young kids going to watch the movie. But the netherlands is pretty lax when it comes to freedom of expression and artsy sh*t.

infire - 2/13/2016, 8:49 AM

@Brainiac13 - Portugal :), it says on the movie theatres website that its 14, but at the entrance of the specific room it was saying over 12 (prolly and error dunno)

Brainiac13 - 2/13/2016, 8:54 AM

@infire @shaddowkhan

MY son who is 13 want's to see it...but I've said no...

xinstituto - 2/13/2016, 9:04 AM

@Brainiac13 - In Brazil it's 16 rated

hgokuh - 2/13/2016, 11:05 AM

@shaddowkhan - where in the Netherlands? I watched it yesterday and they didn't let a 15 year old in, who will be in two months 16, and with both his parents there. They had to go back home. Because the movie is for 16 or older.

pesmerga44 - 2/13/2016, 8:21 AM

Damn seriously that is crazy. It is unbelievable how much it might make but the movie deserved it I loved this movie.

Nivekian - 2/13/2016, 8:22 AM

I seen this coming, Deadpool is much more popular than the media takes the character for. I mean come on, have you been inside a comic convention in the last 5 years? Dozens of Deadpool cosplays.

MarvelFan15 - 2/13/2016, 8:24 AM

Now here's the biggie question. Since it has such love by the audience more than critics with 96% audience praise compared to 84% critical acclaim on Rotten Tomatoes, an extensive marketing campaign that is akin to Star Wars and such love for this character, do u guys think Deadpool could end up as the first R-rated film of all time towns its worldwide total with $1 billion worldwide, even now with a record breaking opening weekend it's about to have?

infire - 2/13/2016, 8:42 AM

@MarvelFan15 - maybe it could but its very hard since it as been banned in some countries, including china so only in a couple weeks we may know.
the movie deserves it though

Greengo - 2/13/2016, 8:24 AM

Best movie so far this year!

Go Deadpool!!!

tripttwe - 2/13/2016, 8:24 AM

I am so proud of this movie! Take notes film execs!!!

MarvelFan15 - 2/13/2016, 8:24 AM

Even Deadpool has an "A" on Cinemascore.

Greengo - 2/13/2016, 8:24 AM

I'm not counting the Revenant as a 2016 movie.

nuclearpriest - 2/13/2016, 8:27 AM

Moral of this story is, studio executives should always listen to the fans. We know what we want and we're willing to pay for it. Now listen carefully "X-Force,X-Force,X-Force,X-Force".

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BOX OFFICE: DEADPOOL Breaks Records As It Takes Aim At Massive $130 Million Weekend

Well, no one saw this coming! With initial estimates of a $55 million opening weekend, Deadpool is now exceeding expectations as it looks to earn a record breaking $130 million. Bring on the sequel!

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