Deadpool is… well, he’s killin’ it!
Marvel’s R-rated action comedy featuring everyone’s favorite mouthy merc, Wade Wilson has now surpassed the $328 million mark on the domestic market, and it’s been slaying internationally, as well. Believe it or not, it’s still got steam at the box office; it’s been available to the public for about five weeks, and it’s still drawing north of the $10 million weekly mark. That’s absurdly impressive.
But just how impressive is it? Over the last decade or so we’ve seen Marvel roll out huge blockbuster after huge blockbuster. And the vast majority of them really do win crowds over, toppling the $100 million mark almost without fail.
Marvel owns cinematic comic adaptations, plain and simple. DC looks to be playing catch-up, but with pictures like Deadpool being produced it’s going to take a lot of work to catch up to Marvel, or even rival the quality of their films.
Let’s get back to business, which is this very real question: Just how is Deadpool comparing to fellow successful Marvel releases?
The answer: Wonderfully! The pic has already hit $708 million worldwide with a current domestic mark of $328 million.
Here are 16 Marvel movies that had the momentum to comfortably trek past the $100 million mark, and did enjoy success on the international market, but didn’t quite have the steam to draw more than Deadpool has managed.
1 Ghost Rider – Domestic = $115 million – Worldwide = $228 million
2 The Incredible Hulk (2008) – Domestic = $134 million – Worldwide = $263 million
3 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer – Domestic = $131 million – Worldwide = $289 million
4 X-Men – Domestic = $157 million – Worldwide = $296 million
5 Fantastic 4 (2005) – Domestic = $153 million – Worldwide = $330 million
6 X-Men: First Class – Domestic = $146 million – Worldwide = $353 million
7 Captain America: The First Avenger – Domestic = $176 million – Worldwide = $370 million
8 X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Domestic = $179 million – Worldwide = $373 million
9 X2: X-Men United – Domestic = $214 Million – Worldwide = $407 million
10 The Wolverine – Domestic = $132 million – Worldwide = $414 million
11 Thor – Domestic = $181 million – Worldwide = $449 million
12 X-Men: The Last Stand – Domestic = $234 million – Worldwide = $459 million
13 Ant-Man – Domestic = $180 million – Worldwide = $519 million
14 Iron Man – Domestic = $318 million – Worldwide = $585 million
15 Iron Man 2 – Domestic = $312 million –Worldwide = $623 million
16 Thor: The Dark World – Domestic = $206 million – Worldwide = $644 million