The box
office reign of "Avengers: Infinity War" has come to an end thanks to
a raunchy mercenary.
20th Century
Fox's R-rated superhero film "Deadpool 2" won the domestic box office
this weekend with an estimated $125 million opening weekend, according to Fox.
That was enough to knock Disney and Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity
War" off the top spot, which it held for three weeks.
Despite
losing its crown, "Infinity War" is still a box office king. In less
than a month of release, the superhero film, which stars Robert Downey Jr. and
Chris Evans, has made $1.81 billion globally. That makes it the fourth biggest
global opening in history and the highest grossing superhero film of all time.
This weekend
"Infinity War" made $113.1 million around the world following its
opening in the world's second biggest movie market, China, last weekend. Disney
is reporting that the film has crossed $300 million in China after just 10 days
of release and is already the No. 4 western release of all time there.
As for
"Deadpool 2," which stars Ryan Reynolds as the foul mouthed Marvel
hero, it nabbed the second biggest domestic opening for an R-rated film ever
behind its predecessor 2016's "Deadpool," which pulled in $132
million for its opening.
"'Deadpool
2' proves once again that when properly applied, the freedom that a R rating
offers can be both creatively and financially fulfilling," said Paul
Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore (SCOR).
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