Deadpool and Wolverine (Wolverine) It’s the box office success the Marvel Cinematic Universe desperately needed. The film’s director and screenwriter, Shawn Levy (Free guy, Adam Project, Big Fat Liar) has done quite well at the American box office. In fact, it’s quite possible that it will become a top-rated feature film. R the highest-grossing film in history.
The news comes at about the same time that Marvel Studios dropped a bombshell by announcing the return of Robert Downey Jr. to its cinematic universe, and that the Russo brothers (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) will lead avengers 5 and Avengers 6.
Estimated Deadpool and Wolverine collected over 200 million dollars only within the US and over 400 million dollars on its first weekend of release, making it the eighth-best opening weekend in movie history, with six of those coming from Marvel.
Official figures will be released on Monday, after the weekend. But to put into perspective the enormous success that Deadpool and WolverineThe film made box office money in its first weekend alone double from the general fund Miraclesone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s worst disappointments, earning only $206 million during its theatrical run.
Deadpool and Wolverine (Wolverine) shows how everything can change at Marvel in just one year
Less than a year ago the situation Marvel Cinematic Universe It seemed like something insurmountable. Miracles It was an unprecedented box office disaster for the studio. Months before it hit theaters, they released Secret Invasion on Disney+, a pointless series that we’re convinced Disney will remove from canon in a few years.
The overall state of Marvel Studios was such that Bob Iger ordered a pause in both film and television releases to “recalibrate it,” as he explained on a conference call with investors after announcing the third quarter of 2023 financial results:
“If we look at the productions we’ve released, it’s clear that the pandemic has created a lot of creative challenges for everyone, including us. films we’ve released in a year. And I: “I’ve always believed that quantity plays against quality. And I think that’s what happened: we lost focus.”
So much so that Deadpool and Wolverine It will be the only film released in 2024 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with two TV series: Threw it away And Agatha all togetherThe writers’ and actors’ strike didn’t help either, but the studio’s decision to slow down the pace of releases is understandable.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a long way to go to get back to its best days like 2019, but Deadpool and Wolverine (Wolverine) This seems like a positive step towards where the franchise really shines. They just need to find a way for the productions to stand on their own, without having to resort to nostalgia, cameos from actors and characters who have died or retired.
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