Deadpool & Wolverine beats box office record

Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine has had an impressive opening weekend in the US – becoming the eighth-biggest opening ever, and best of the year so far.

The third Deadpool film – starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine – made $205m (£160m) at its domestic box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It also made it the best ever opening for an R-rated film – smashing the $134m record set by the first Deadpool in 2016. The film also opened to $233m (£182m) internationally.

It’s a stark contrast to last year’s The Marvels which made just $47m (£38m) in its first weekend in the US, making it the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s lowest opening….

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