BO Report: Bromance rules the box office as ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ takes in $17.6 million

'Deadpool & Wolverine' (Image: Walt Disney Studios)

Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine has proven you don’t have to be family-friendly to fire up the box office, taking in a mammoth $17.6 million over the weekend to record the best opening of 2024.

The MA15+-rated action comedy became the first non-aminated title to reach first position in more than a month, following the success of Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4, opening to 1,008 screens for an average of $17,460 per session, and reaching $19.9 million with previews.

The tot...