Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Makes Record-Breaking $38.5 Million in Previews

variety.com:

Deadpool is known for breaking the fourth wall, but now he’s breaking down the box office. Marvel‘s “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the official MCU debut of Ryan Reynolds’s Merc With a Mouth and Hugh Jackman’s be-clawed X-Men character, made a massive $38.5 million in Thursday previews at the box office.

The Thursday haul is the biggest of the year so far, easily beating Disney’s animated family hit “Inside Out 2,” which made $13 million last month.

It’s also the highest preview gross ever for an R-rated movie. The first “Deadpool” made $12.7 million in Thursday night previews back in 2016, and its 2018 sequel topped that with $18.6 million, which held the R-rated record until now.

So, expect records to keep tumbling as the weekend progresses. Internationally — where “Deadpool & Wolverine” is open in every major market except China, where it begins screening on Friday — the film has earned $64.8 million.