Deadpool 2 knocks out Infinity War at the North American box oifice

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Fox's R-rated superhero film Deadpool 2 has aced the box office and ended the three-week reign of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War at the top of the North American box office.

Deadpool 2 brought in $125 million domestically in its opening weekend. "The audience's appetite for Merc with the Mouth hasn't waned at all. And Ryan Reynolds was tireless in promoting this movie on a global basis," Hollywood Reporter quoted Fox domestic distribution chief Chris Aronson, as saying.

Overseas, Deadpool 2 rocketed to $176 million from 81 markets, Fox's biggest opening of all time internationally and that's without China, where the film doesn't yet have a release date, the reports said. The movie, which stars Ryan Reynolds as the foul-mouthed Marvel hero, had the third-biggest opening of 2018, and the third biggest opening for a Marvel film, after Disney's Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War.

However, the sequel couldn't match the North American opening of its predecessor, which earned $130 million two years ago in February, the best showing in history for an R-rated title. According to the report, the foreign opening was up 7 percent when comparing like markets to like markets, while Deadpool 2 came in 5.5 percent behind Deadpool's domestic debut.

The film tells the story of an adult superhero with a twisted sense of humour. Based on Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool is the original story of a former Special Forces operative who turns into a mercenary. The sequel also features Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Karan Soni, Zazie Beetz, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapicic and Leslie Uggams.

Also, read: Deadpool 2 India Box Office Update: Ryan Reynolds Starrer Collects Rs 33.40 Crore In Three Days

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