re: Thoughts on Deadpool(Spoilers) it was fricking fantastic

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As for the Thursday box office numbers, BoxOfficeMojo reports that Deadpool pulled in $12.7 million, making it the largest February preview ever (over Fifty Shades of Gray’s $8.6 million last year) and the highest R-rated preview, topping The Hangover Part II’s $10.4 million in 2011. Numbers to keep in mind for Friday’s opening are around the $30 million mark, which is where Fifty Shades of Gray and American Sniper landed during their wide releases. Deadpool could easily be looking at more record-setting box office performances throughout the weekend.

THR gives the antihero comic book movie a strong chance to rule the Valentine’s Day/Presidents Day weekend, estimating a four-day gross of $65+ million. Fox is hedging bets with an estimate between $60 and $65 million, while other analysts think Deadpool has a good chance of breaking $70 million. That would put the film in good company with some of the top R-rated debuts ever, though it wouldn’t be a complete surprise should it top Fifty Shades of Gray’s $93 million Presidents Day weekend record from last year.

Looking more closely at Thursday’s numbers, it seems that Deadpool also beat Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($10.2 million) and Guardians of the Galaxy ($11.2 million), so that’s a feather in Fox’s cap. Speaking of Fox, Deadpool is even out-performing the studio’s most famous franchise, having out-earned X-Men: Days of Future Past in Britain and France. It’s breaking records in Taiwan ($1.4 million), has landed the biggest R-rated film opening in the Philippines ($357,000), has Belgium’s top superhero movie debut ($270,000), and set Australia’s new February opening day record ($2.1 million). It’s just a shame the film was banned in China and Uzbekistan due to censor concerns. China’s box office numbers could have made the film’s performance even more impressive; Uzbekistan, not so much.

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