Deadpool & Wolverine has become the first MCU movie since Spider-Man: No Way Home to reach $1 billion at the global box office.
The record-breaking movie held off It Ends With Us to continue leading the US box office with $54.6 million, and has now amassed $1.03 billion globally after only three weeks of release.
Deadpool & Wolverine is not yet the biggest R-rated movie ever, but it's only a matter of time before it surpasses Joker's final $1.08 billion result.
It's only the second R-rated movie to ever reach the huge milestone.
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In terms of the wider MCU, Deadpool & Wolverine currently ranks as the 11th highest-grossing movie ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Next in its sights is Captain Marvel's $1.13 billion result.
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At the US box office only, the movie now ranks as the sixth-biggest MCU movie of all time with $494.3 million, behind The Avengers' $623.4 million result.
The huge success of Deadpool & Wolverine has led to speculation about when we'll see Reynolds back as Deadpool in the MCU. However, the star has been clear that this was never planned to be a set-up for another movie.
"This movie was made as a complete experience. It wasn't meant to be a commercial for another movie. It wasn't meant to be any of that stuff. And, I think I get a great deal of joy making a movie like that," he explained.
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"But honestly, right in this moment, I have no idea if I'll ever wear that Deadpool suit again – I hope I do – but I don't know. Right now's the time to just kind of hang it up for a bit and see what happens next."
But while Reynolds might not be thinking about the future, Channing Tatum has been asking for a Gambit solo movie after his surprise appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverine is out now in cinemas.
Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
