Unsurprisingly, Deadpool was in first place again this weekend with a 55 million haul, bringing its total to 235 million domestic, which makes it officially the highest grossing X-Men movie in the franchise- although the idea that Deadpool is part of the X-Men gang is kind of a joke in itself, as anyone who saw the movie can tell you. It's already made nearly 500 million worldwide, which will of course ensure that it becomes the biggest R-rated movie ever, and that's without coming out in China, which this one isn't allowed to do.
New releases The Witch and Risen did fairly well for the kinds of movies they are, but neither was big enough to topple Deadpool, obviously. Risen made 11 million, continuing the success for these kinds of faith based movies, and The Witch did 8 million, making it A24's biggest opening yet. Holdovers Kung Fu Panda 3 and How to Be Single rounded out the top five for the weekend.
Top 5:
- Deadpool- 55 million
- Kung Fu Panda 3- 12.5 million
- Risen- 11.8 million
- The Witch- 8.69 million
- How to Be Single- 8.2 million
Next week we have Gerard Butler starring Gods of Egypt against the tearjeker Eddie the Eagle and the action movie Triple 9, but more importantly, it's finally Oscar weekend, as we will see what seems like the now overdue finish line for this neverending Oscar season. Looks like The Revenant has all the momentum at the moment, but whatever wins is bound to be forgettable at this point, with 2015 not being a particularly strong year for movies in general. But hey, at least Leo DiCaprio will finally get his Oscar, right?
