DEADPOOL WEEKEND THREAD | Deadpool 152.193 actual. Daily breakdown on page 159

[Fancyarcher]

This is so unexpected and kinda fantastic. Go Deadpool!!

[eXtacy]

I saw the film last night and loved it. Great too see it will do well. Deserves it.

[TommyA10]

1 minute ago, kayumanggi said:

Biggest February Openings

 

 

Biggest Winter Openings

 

 

Biggest Rated-R Openings

 

Just get that piece of , 50 SOG, off the top of those charts please...  

[DAR]

Well at least we can look forward to iJack being humble

[Biph Shmata]

14 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

 

Plus it sounds like kids in the US go to R rated movies regardless. Never really understood why studios were so terrified of that rating.

Kids may go to R rated movies anyway, but they buy a ticket for a PG-13 movie then go in to the R rated movie. So the the money goes to a different movie. 

[BourneFan #1]

The box office returns are almost always the opposite of what Ethan predicts. I now expect Finding Dory to completely flop and cause layoffs at Pixar.

[Joel M]

3 minutes ago, ban1o said:

The reason cesspool is doing well is because of the HUGE marketingcampaign that made the movie look different and appealing. I know people who have never heard of a cesspool movie in the r life who were excited to see it. Also it definitely would have done better if it was pg13.  My brother is 13 and he and all his friends wanted to see the movie but can't. The illegal ddownloads for this will be HUGE. 

 

No it wouldn't. Being the superhero movie with swears and blood is its main appeal.

[grey ghost]

1 minute ago, ban1o said:

The reason cesspool is doing well is because of the HUGE marketingcampaign that made the movie look different and appealing. I know people who have never heard of a cesspool movie in the r life who were excited to see it. Also it definitely would have done better if it was pg13.  My brother is 13 and he and all his friends wanted to see the movie but can't. The illegal ddownloads for this will be HUGE. 

 

lol, the unapologetic, crude vulgarity and humor was one of the biggest selling points, not to mention the unexpected high quality and the pandering to the rabid fanbase with a purist version of Deadpool helped immensely.

 

Plenty of pg-13 movies with heavy marketing flop on their fat face.

[fmpro]

I really hope that Fox considers X-Force to be R rated too...

[WrathOfHan]

6th biggest IMAX preview per Deadline:

 

Deadpool‘s preview night on IMAX  pulled in $2.3M, for a per screen of $6,200.  That’s the best ever for an Imax February release or R-rated title; sixth biggest ever, ahead of Furious 7 and behind Iron Man 3.

[filmlover]

@Ethan Hunt

 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

14 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

 

Plus it sounds like kids in the US go to R rated movies regardless. Never really understood why studios were so terrified of that rating.

To be fair, if a movie like Deadpool became a dime a dozen, it wouldn't be anywhere as successful. Plus you limit your audience quite a bit. Not just teenagers and kids, but many times their parents as well. The lack of R-rated tentpoles allows movies like Deadpool to hit the zeitgeist every once in a while.

[WrathOfHan]

1 minute ago, fmpro said:

I really hope that Fox considers X-Force to be R rated too...

Oh it'll definitely be rated R.

[DMan7]

FOX must be considering to make all their X.Men movies R rated now. lol With 3D on its side as opposed to DP, those X movies might actually do pretty well 

[Fancyarcher]

35 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

But guys, Deadpool isn't a popular comic book character.

 

GOTG isn't popular, Ant-Man isn't popular, so they said.

[CoolioD1]

what a time to be alive.

[baumer]

Im stunned with this number and absolutely thrilled with it.

[spizzer]

Fantastic number.  Hard to compare to the other Marvel films given the R, but 12.7M with a 4-day weekend following the usual Marvel pace sets it up for a crazy weekend figure.

[babz06]

1 minute ago, Joel M said:

 

No it wouldn't. Being the superhero movie with swears and blood is its main appeal.

Yup, that helped tremendously. IM sure there are some dumb parents that will still take their kids to see it and then complain but this is a movie for adults and they showed out. 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

3 minutes ago, Joel M said:

 

No it wouldn't. Being the superhero movie with swears and blood is its main appeal.

That's almost certainly the reason his brother wanted to see it. As a former 13 year old boy, I can attest to that.