Deadpool & Wolverineturned in a significant profit for theMarvel Cinematic Universe. The movie was the studio’s first foray into R-rated territory, with it currently standing as the only R-rated entry amongall MCU movies. That worked out perfectly for the franchise, as it fit the tone of Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, going on to have an outstanding global run.Deadpool & Wolverinebecame the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, with $1.3 billion worldwide. While Marvel does not take home that whole sum, even after all expenses were removed, it still made a hefty profit.
According to a new report fromDeadline,Deadpool & Wolverinemade $400 million in profit for Marvel Studios. That accounts for the film’s $1.3 billion box office total, of which Marvel took $620 million, and revenue sources like Home Entertainment and Television & Streaming, with expenses, such as marketing costs and the film’s budget, deducted from the total.Deadpool & Wolverinemade it into the third spot onDeadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster List for 2024 releases. With its huge profit, attention turns to whether aDeadpool & Wolverinesequelcould be in the works.
What Deadpool & Wolverine’s Profit Means
The MCU Needs To Bring The Heroes Back
The Multiverse Saga has been a divisive period for the MCU. While there have been some very successful projects, such asSpider-Man: No Way HomeorLoki, many MCU movies and series have not performed as well as expected. For instance,The Marvelsbecame the lowest-grossing movie in the MCU with a measly $206.1 million worldwide, even though 2019’sCaptain Marvelbroke the $1 billion mark. As such,Marvel needs to hold on to its recent hitsand find ways of exploring those characters again.
The studio is already showing that is what it intends to do withDeadpool & Wolverine, as Channing Tatum’s Gambit was confirmed forAvengers: Doomsdayafter making his MCU debut as part of thecast of the latest Deadpool movie. However, there is still no word on a Deadpool & Wolverine sequel or whether Reynolds and Jackman will reprise their roles in the upcoming Avengers movies or elsewhere. Based on the R-rated movie making Marvel $400 million in profit, it would make sense if the studio ordered a sequel, butRyan Reynolds wants Deadpool to become a supporting MCU character.
Our Take On Deadpool & Wolverine’s Profit
Ryan Reynolds And Hugh Jackman Are A Solid Duo
Based onDeadpool & Wolverine’s huge profit for Marvel Studios, I would be shocked if the MCU did not put a sequel of sorts in development. While Reynolds has made it clear that he does not want to lead a Marvel movie again, the actor’s recent comments teased he might be writing an ensemble piece with Deadpool in it. Whether that is accurate or not, perhaps it would be in the MCU’s best interest tobring back the X-Force concept fromDeadpool 2, allowing a sequel to grow in scope and use what worked forDeadpool & Wolverine.
