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There are still two months to go before the highly- anticipatedDeadpool & Wolverinefinally hits the theatres. Ever since it was announced that Ryan Reynolds would be coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hugh Jackman would be reprising his Wolverine role, and that the film would be R-rated, fans’ excitement knew no bounds.
It was always quite clear thatDeadpool & Wolverinewas going to be the film that revived that theatres and now, it has been proven that the film is indeed a messiah. The Ryan Reynolds-starrer has set a new record by being the film that has the most first-day advance ticket sales, beating every R-rated movie that has ever been released.
Deadpool & WolverineHas Already Begun Shattering Records
There was no doubt to the fact thatDeadpool & Wolverinewould be doing wonders at the box office. What we didn’t know was that the “wonders” would start so soon; two months beforehand, to be exact.
The CEO of AMC Theatres, Adam Aron, took to X where he proudly revealed that over 200,000 tickets have been sold forDeadpool 3.He added that this is“more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-Rated movie.”
Many big movies will open in May, June & July. Including Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Opens July 25. Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever.…pic.twitter.com/BSpNKndFwr
— Adam Aron (@CEOAdam)July 16, 2025
Online ticketing service Fandango reported (viaThe Hollywood Reporter) that the first-day ticket sales for the upcoming film were the best of 2024, franchise-best, and of course, the best for an R-rated film so far.Deadpool 3has officially begun beating films likeThe Matrix(1999) andJoker(2019) and it hasn’t even been released yet!
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While there are no official announcements about how much money these sales brought in, THR was informed by insiders that the number is somewhere around $8-9 million. The publication also added that theRyan ReynoldsandHugh Jackman-starrer will go on to cross $100 million in its debut, something which a film is yet to achieve in 2024.
When combined together,DeadpoolandDeadpool 2made a total of $1.56 billion at the box office. We wouldn’t be surprised ifDeadpool 3singlehandedly crosses this number to become the next highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
Speaking of highest-grossing R-rated films,Keanu Reeves’The Matrixsits on the 25thspot with $465 million whileThe Matrix Reloadedis at number 5 with $741 million in the bank.Joaquin Phoenix’sJokeris the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time with $1 billion at the bank. Other films includeDeadpool($782 million),Deadpool 2($785 million),Logan($619 million), and more.
Ryan Reynolds Talks aboutDeadpool & Wolverine’s R-rating
Even though Disney decided to continue the trend of theDeadpoolfilms by allowingDeadpool 3to have an R-rating, fans are still a little concerned about whether or not it will match the pace of the other 2 films in terms of R-rated content. Well, they no longer have to worry about it as Reynolds himself has vouched for the film.
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In a recent interview withFandango, Reynolds stated that he was proud of Disney for taking such a huge step.
I hope it doesn’t sound condescending, I’m really proud of them for doing this. I think it’s a huge step for them.I mean, it adds a whole other color to this kaleidoscopic wheel that is that company and the different people that they have been entertaining forever.
He then added that even he was surprised to see that Disney was letting them“go as hard R.”
I was surprised though, that they let us go as hard R, but very grateful. I mean there’s no other way to do it.[The R rating] really [allowed] us to do anything and everything in a world where anything and everything is possible.
And you thought your excitement for the film couldn’t possibly reach new levels! With just two months to go for the release, the expectations are soaring through the skies. However, thanks to everything we have learned and seen so far, it looks likeDeadpool 3will have no trouble exceeding the expectations.
Deadpool & Wolverinereleases in theatres on July 02, 2025.
Mishkaat Khan
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you can find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
