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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ overtakes ‘Joker’ as highest R-rated film of all time
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ overtakes ‘Joker’ as highest R-rated film of all time

Deadpool and Wolverine came and stole the Joker’s crown.

Not only is it Marvel Studios’ first R-rated entry in the MCU, Deadpool and Wolverine is now the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, according to the latest box office figures. After 23 days in theaters, the film, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the titular dysfunctional duo, has grossed a total of $1.086 billion worldwide, surpassing the previous title holder. joker at 1.0789 billion dollars.

The film is still the second most successful film of the year, behind Inside Out 2Box office revenue of $1.596 billion. But this is all good news for Disney, which released both titles.

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson; Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker.

Jay Maidment; Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection


Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had some fun with the newly achieved milestone by handing out playful notes from his desk. “Thank you for making Marvel Studios’ first R-rated film the biggest ever,” reads the first note at the top of the pile. “It’s fantastic to see audiences love this movie as much as we all loved making it. All of those conversations were worth it!”

Speaking of “these conversations”: Below the letter there is another address with all the names of drugs that are banned in Deadpool and Wolverine.

“To anyone interested, pursuant to my last fax, the use of the above-mentioned illegal substance may not be shown, mentioned or implied in any Marvel Studios production,” the comical note reads. “This restriction applies to all…” – one word covered by Feige’s more professional remarks – “…including, but not limited to, the following: Booker Sugar, Nose Beers, Bolivian Marching Powder, Forrest Bump, Snorp, Sniffy Lube, Nose Line, Nose Dive, A Low Blow, Blow and Arrow, Blow is Me, Blow Pop, Bumplestiltskin, Bumpty Dumpty, Dust Bowl, Dust Fund…”

Of course there is a scene in Deadpool and Wolverine in which Reynolds’ Wade Wilson listens to his roommate Blind Al (Leslie Uggams) go through the entire list of nicknames for cocaine, including many of the ones listed here.

Deadpool and Wolverine brought Reynolds’ Wade and Jackman’s Logan together on screen for the first time since 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In addition to the hype surrounding this reunion and Jackman’s return from Marvel retirement after the 2017 film Loganthe foray into the multiverse featured some explosive cameos from A-listers, including (REDACTED), (REDACTED), (REDACTED) and (REDACTED). (Find them all here.)

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Reynolds and Jackman tell Weekly entertainment that they are now looking to do another project together that has nothing to do with Marvel. The film’s director, Shawn Levy, also says he is “even more confident” that “Marvel and I are not done with each other yet.”

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