“Deadpool and Wolverine” hit the $1 billion milestone earlier in the week and is now at $1.08B worldwide. It’s now the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all-time, surpassing 2019’s “Joker,” and of course, that’s without the adjustment of inflation.
It’s also the highest R-rated earner ever domestically, having surpassed previous champ “The Passion of the Christ” ($370M) two weekends ago. “Joker” actually made less than ‘Passion’. Both films have had sequels greenlit, with ‘Joker 2’ being released in October — no word yet on when Gibson’s ‘Resurrection’ will start filming.
Meanwhile, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which opened on July 26, keeps earning the big bucks. It made $4.5M on Thursday and is headed towards a $35M fourth weekend. It will, however, finally get dethroned this weekend by “Alien: Romulus” which is set to earn over $40M.
Marvel's "Ghost Rider" just hired one of the best cinematographers working today. Linus Sandgren will serve as DP on Shawn Levy's MCU flick, and, most notably, the project will be shot on film.