DEADPOOL 2 Slices Past $700 Worldwide To Become The Third Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie Ever
21st Century Fox's Deadpool sequel crossed the $700 million worldwide mark this weekend, making The Merc With a Mouth's second solo adventure the #3 highest-grossing R-rated movie ever at the global BO...
The latest box office numbers for Deadpool 2 place the X-Men spinoff at $705 million worldwide ($304.1M domestic and $400.9M international), making 21st Century Fox's second solo outing for Ryan Reynolds' motormouth mutant mercenary the third highest-grossing R-rated film ever.
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Director David Leitch's sequel surpassed the It remake to claim the #3 spot, though it hasn't quite managed to catch its predecessor, and it's also coming in just under The Matrix Reloaded.
Just like the first Deadpool, the sequel was never released in China, which makes this feat all the more impressive.
Star Ryan Reynolds has suggested that this will be the end for The Merc With a Mouth's solo adventures, but money talks, and the studio may well decide to rethink that.
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