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Deadpool is proving to be surprisingly magnanimous as the flippant character loses a box office record to The Odyssey.
Universal Pictures confirmed Thursday that Christopher Nolan‘s mythological epic has collected $1.352 billion globally to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. The sum surpasses the $1.338 billion that Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine earned after hitting theaters in July 2024.
Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson, The Odyssey has had a historic run at the box office since its July 17 release, with its domestic cume now standing at $516.3 million. Earlier this month, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the film had surpassed Nolan’s 2012 title The Dark Knight Rises to become the acclaimed filmmaker’s highest-grossing movie ever at the global box office.
Ryan Reynolds, known for playing the mouthy mercenary in the Deadpool franchise, took to social media to congratulate The Odyssey and pass the torch. His post included clips from Deadpool & Wolverine that show Reynolds’ Deadpool coincidentally battling Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine inside a Honda Odyssey minivan for Marvel Studios’ smash hit.
