Deadpool is Now the Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie Ever

Source: newsarama.com

Have you seen Deadpool?  For many adults in the the country the answer is, “Yes!” and because of that fact it’s now the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever.   While many in Hollywood doubted that the investment would produce returns, Deadpool has certainly paid off for it’s believers.

The critically acclaimed superhero action-comedy has now earned more than 745 million dollars worldwide, snapping the old mark of 742.1 million raised by 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded.

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Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds as the wisecracking mercenary of the same name, opened nationally February 12.  Reynolds has said it took 11 years to convince a studio to take a chance on the film, and even then, it was given the relatively small production budget of $58 million.  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which so far is a box office smash despite a near-universal critical drubbing, boasts a production budget nearly five times that.

via wbt.com