Disney Unveils Terrifying New ‘Alien: Romulus’ Footage, Teases Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts,’ Gives ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Alcohol-Endorsed Boost in CineEurope

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Alex Ritman Disney landed at the CineEurope trade show on Wednesday riding wave of goodwill from across the industry thanks to the outstanding recent success of “Inside Out 2.” Before their slate presentation to European exhibitors on Wednesday — the final show from the major studios — the Pixar sequel had already shattered records with a global opening weekend haul of $295 million, the biggest opening of the year to date, the biggest ever for an animated movie worldwide and the highest animated opening internationally of all time (at $140.8 million).

But as Disney’s head global theatrical distribution Tony Chambers revealed on stage, the film’s latest figures gave the company — which had been received praise all week from the other studios — even more reason to smile, the worldwide total now sitting at $380 million thanks to Tuesday’s record breaking box office.

While there was time in Barcelona to celebrate a film that has brought some much-needed welcome relief to the industry after several major underperforming releases so far this year, Disney shifted its focus to new features it hoped could reap similar rewards.

Chief among them, arguably the studio’s most un-family friendly title in “Deadpool & Wolverine.” With just 34 days until the third instalment in the R-rated Deadpool franchise (and the first since Disney acquired Fox) is released on July 26, an extended scene was shown in which Ryan Reynold’s Wade Wilson is seen living a humdrum quiet life among his friends, including fan favourite Peter, with Rob Delaney reprising his role from the second movie.