Box Office: 'Deadpool and Wolverine' Crosses $1 Billion Globally; Second Film of 2024 To Do So

Mumbai, August 11 - Marvel Studios returns to the billion-dollar club after the superhero comedy Deadpool and Wolverine crossed this coveted box office mark on its third Sunday at the worldwide box office, becoming only the second movie of 2024 to achieve the feat.

The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted blockbuster has grossed $1.03 billion (8645 crores) at the worldwide box office through the third weekend. In North America, the movie has minted $494.3 million (4150 crores) while the overseas collection is $535.2 million (4495 crores) over 52 markets.



Notably, Deadpool & Wolverine is only the second movie of 2024 after Inside Out 2 to top $1 billion globally. IO2 is currently the biggest grosser with $1.59 billion as the 10th highest-grossing movie of all time, behind The Lion King ($1.65 billion).

Deadpool 3 has broken into the top 50 movies ever and is currently the 48th highest-grossing title. In another amazing feat, it will soon top Joker ($1.07 billion) to become the highest-grossing R-rated title of all time. These two are the only R-rated movies to reach a billion dollar mark.

As said, the third Deadpool instalment is the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) title since Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.92 billion) in 2021 and the first Dinsey-backed MCU movie since 2019's Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion) to top $1 billion at the global box office.

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