Summary
Deadpool & Wolverineis a massive win forMarvelat the box office, but it isn’t the best test of how audiences feel about the MCU. AfterThe Marvels' disastrous box office performance, Marvel desperately needed another success story. Fortunately, that story was found in Deadpool’s obscene sense of humor and the return of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.Deadpool & Wolverinehad a huge opening weekend, garnering $211 million domestically, the highest opening for any R-rated movie.Deadpool & Wolverinerecently crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, becoming the first MCU film to cross that milestone sinceSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Deadpool 3’s success comes at a time when Marvel needed it. The franchise is nearing the end of its Multiverse Saga, and the MCU needs to get audiences reinvested in the universe beforeAvengers: Doomsday. While it shows that audiences are willing to turn up for characters they love, it doesn’t prove they’re committed to the Marvel brand. After recent missteps,the MCU timelineneeds to regain the audience’s confidence, and another test is coming up that will better indicate audiences' faith.
Deadpool & Wolverine: 100 Marvel Easter Eggs & References Explained
Deadpool & Wolverine quite literally has over 100 different Easter eggs, references, and cameos galore. Here are all the ones we found.
Marvel’s decision to makeDeadpool & Wolverinewas a smart one, asboth characters already have built-in audience support. The previous two Deadpool movies did well at the box office, with the first grossing $782.6 million andDeadpool 2grossing $785.8 million. Jackman’s Wolverine has had over two decades of success, with his appearances in the X-Men films and his solo films. Wolverine’s last movie,Logan, didn’t gross as much as the Deadpool films, but it still had a solid performance with $619.2 million worldwide.
Deadpool & Wolverineis the first MCU film featuring the two characters, but the movie would have done well regardless of whether Disney or Fox released it. Reynolds' Deadpool and Jackman’s Wolverine are fan-favorite characters with pre-established box office success. It’s also a team-up that audiences have wanted to see for a long time, and Marvel did an excellent job at teasingDeadpool & Wolverine’s surprise cameos. The titular heroes are proven moneymakers, so it’s no surprise how well the movie’s box office is doing.
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Captain America: Brave New World Will Be The First Real Test For How The MCU Is Doing
Marvel should enjoy its recent win withDeadpool & Wolverine, but their mission to get back on track is just beginning.Captain America: Brave New Worldis the first film afterDeadpool 3, and it will be an intriguing test for the MCU. While audiences are aware of the Captain America brand,Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilsondoesn’t have the same established audience that Chris Evans' Steve Rogers had. It also doesn’t have any other major MCU heroes attached to it, like Thor or Doctor Strange, who could boost the film’s box office with their presence.
IfBrave New Worldis a great film and performs well, it will be a sign that Marvel is heading in the right direction followingDeadpool & Wolverine. However, if it’s another dud, then more pressure will be put onThunderbolts*andThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsto generate excitement before the next Avengers movie.Captain America 4does look similar in tone to the previous Cap films, so that could be a sign that Marvel is getting back to what worked.
