"Deadpool & Wolverine" sets new record with stellar pre‑release

Everyone was waiting for this moment. American viewers flocked to the theatres. On Thursday, at the evening screenings of the film "Deadpool & Wolverine," no seats were available in cinemas. Right away, even before the official premiere of the comic book adaptation, the first record was set.

For practically several months, no one had any doubts that "Deadpool & Wolverine" would achieve spectacular success in theatres. The only unknown was its scale. The trailers were breaking view records on the internet; social media was buzzing with the film's premiere, Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine, and the pre-sale ticket numbers dispelled any doubts.

According to recent years' tradition, a day before the film's official premiere, you could see the movie a bit earlier during the evening screenings in selected theatres. And during these pre-premiere screenings, "Deadpool & Wolverine" broke the first record.

According to the first reports, during the evening screenings on Thursday, the comic book adaptation grossed at least £29 million in American theatres, possibly even £33 million. Either way, this is the best performance in history among R-rated titles (people under 17 can only watch the film under adult supervision). The previous record belonged to... the second part of "Deadpool," which grossed just £15 million.

"Deadpool & Wolverine" achieved a result on par with "Avengers: Infinity War," a film that grossed as much as £213 million during its opening weekend. But that was a PG-13-rated production. The film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman won't achieve such results. Its audience will only be coming to theatres late afternoon and evening. Recent forecasts and pre-sale ticket results predicted a result of around £140 million in the USA, but the pre-premiere screening results give hope for an even better outcome.

Notably, "Deadpool & Wolverine" receives excellent reviews from viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes, there have been over 2,500 film ratings, of which as many as 98% are positive. The comic book adaptation is also receiving good reviews from critics (80%). Everything seems to favour the film in breaking more records.