With a $135 million debut, the Ryan Reynolds–led movie topped The Matrix Reloaded for the all-time best domestic opening weekend of an R-rated film.
Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool
20th Century Fox
That is a lot of chimichangas.
Deadpool — starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular foul-mouthed, self-aware superhero — opened with an estimated $135 million at the domestic box office for the three day weekend (and an estimated $150 million for the four-day President's Day holiday weekend), demolishing several box office records in the process.
It is the biggest opening ever in February, exceeding the $85.1 million record set in 2015 by Fifty Shades of Grey. It is also the largest opening ever for studio 20th Century Fox, surpassing the $108.4 million debut of 2005's Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.
And — most pointedly — Deadpool opened with the best domestic debut ever for an R-rated movie, destroying the 13-year, $91.7-million record held by The Matrix Reloaded — even when adjusting for ticket price inflation.
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To get a sense of the impact Deadpool's success could have on Hollywood, however, it's better to compare the movie's debut to the box office fate of other R-rated comic book and graphic novel adaptations over the last 25 years.
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