Deadpool Sets Thursday Night Preview Record For An R Rated Film

Fox’s Deadpool, which stars Ryan Reynolds, has set a new Thursday evening US box office record for an R-rated movie, reports Variety.

Its total of $12.7 million is more than two million ahead of The Hangover Part II from 2011 which made $10.4 million. The film opened at 2,975 locations, with screenings beginning at 7pm.

It’s now anticipated that Deadpool will make up to $70 million over the four-day President’s Weekend, a total only bettered by last year’s Fifty Shades of Grey’s $93 million.

Deadpool also launched internationally, taking $14 million in seven markets including $3.4 million here in the UK.

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Source: Variety