Vancouver filmed Deadpool starring local Vancouverite Ryan Reynolds is headed towards Hollywood history by garnering another $55 million over the weekend.
The movie, which hit the big screens on February 12, Â has dominated theatres across the world after earning a whopping $152.2 million during its opening weekend.
Reynolds’ years of convincing 20th Century Fox’s for the comic book adaption of a trash talking foul-mouthed mercenary has no doubt payed off. The movie was made for $58 million – $40 million of which was pumped into BC’s economy, and has grossed $235.4 million domestically alone. Globally, Deadpool has grossed $491.1 million so far.
Deadpool director Simon Kinberg has already dropped strong hints about a sequel, and the studio without doubt will spawn a franchise out of the new and highly popular antihero.
The most successful R-rated films in history:
- The Passion of the Christ – $370,782,930
- American Sniper – $350,126,372
- The Matrix Reloaded – $281,576,461
- The Hangover – $277,322,503
- The Hangover Part II – $254,464,305
- Deadpool – $235,394,887 (as of February 22)
