Ryan Reynolds is probably celebrating the success of "Deadpool," which opened over the Valentine's weekend. In a surprising turn of events, the Marvel film as broken several records, with a historic weekend box office opening of $150 million over the four-day weekend, reports Forbes.
Amazing Fan Screening - NYC. With the real #deadpool corps...
A photo posted by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) on Feb 8, 2016 at 6:32pm PST
Filmed with a budget of $58 million, the 20th Century Fox release has already broken even on its production budget, and garnered even more. During its first three days in movie theaters, "Deadpool" earned $135 million.
According to Variety, the movie about Marvel's foul-mouthed superhero could easily rake in $150 million over the four-day weekend.
This Valentines Day... He's an emotionally complex billionaire with a dark secret. She's a brilliant yet introverted student with a -- jiminy fuck-knuckles this is exhausting. #L A photo posted by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) on Jan 14, 2016 at 5:23pm PST
During its weekend debut, "Deadpool" was able to break several records. Not only is it the first R-rated film to garner over $100 million during its opening weekend, but the movie has also become the 17th biggest opening weekend of all time (not accounting for inflation). USA Today reports:
"The biggest R-rated opening (beating 2003's 'The Matrix Reloaded,' which opened with $91.8 million), the biggest February weekend and biggest President's Day four-day weekend (beating 2015's 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' with $85.2 million for the former and $93 million for the latter)."
Mrs @blakelively had this made by AdoraWools. Nothing says "I love you" like a felt #Deadpool, holding a chimichanga while riding a Unicorn dressed in ass-less leather chaps. Amaright fellas? A photo posted by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) on Dec 29, 2015 at 4:42pm PST
Many have been left surprised by the turnout of "Deadpool," the R-rating of the movie had left many to believe that it wouldn't do as well as it actually did.
"'Deadpool' just kept going up and up. Obliterating expectations just doesn't cover this," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore. "And rather than hurting, the R-rating actually helped. It made the film an edgy, must-see superhero event."
We're pretty sure Ryan Reynolds is pretty ecstatic about the numbers. He's being working on his witty, smart-mouthed character for 11 years. "Deadpool" is also a huge comeback for Reynolds, who suffered from "a superhero setback" with 2011's "Green Lantern."
