ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine turned in a significant profit for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie was the studio’s first foray into R-rated territory, with it currently standing as the only R-rated entry among all MCU movies. That worked out perfectly for the franchise, as it fit the tone of Ryan Reynolds’ ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, going on to have an outstanding global run. ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, with $1.3 billion worldwide. While Marvel does not take home that whole sum, even after all expenses were removed, it still made a hefty profit.

According to a new report from ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine made $400 million in profit for Marvel Studios. That accounts for the film’s $1.3 billion box office total, of which Marvel took $620 million, and revenue sources like Home Entertainment and Television & Streaming, with expenses, such as marketing costs and the film’s budget, deducted from the total. ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine made it into the third spot on ᴅᴇᴀᴅline‘s Most Valuable Blockbuster List for 2024 releases. With its huge profit, attention turns to whether a ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine sequel could be in the works.

What ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine’s Profit Means

The MCU Needs To Bring The Heroes Back

The Multiverse Saga has been a divisive period for the MCU. While there have been some very successful projects, such as Spider-Man: No Way Home or Loki, many MCU movies and series have not performed as well as expected. For instance, The Marvels became the lowest-grossing movie in the MCU with a measly $206.1 million worldwide, even though 2019’s Captain Marvel broke the $1 billion mark. As such, Marvel needs to hold on to its recent hits and find ways of exploring those characters again.

The studio is already showing that is what it intends to do with ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine, as Channing Tatum’s Gambit was confirmed for Avengers: Doomsday after making his MCU debut as part of the cast of the latest ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool movie. However, there is still no word on a ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine sequel or whether Reynolds and Jackman will reprise their roles in the upcoming Avengers movies or elsewhere. Based on the R-rated movie making Marvel $400 million in profit, it would make sense if the studio ordered a sequel, but Ryan Reynolds wants ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool to become a supporting MCU character.

Our Take On ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine’s Profit

Ryan Reynolds And Hugh Jackman Are A Solid Duo

Based on ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine‘s huge profit for Marvel Studios, I would be shocked if the MCU did not put a sequel of sorts in development. While Reynolds has made it clear that he does not want to lead a Marvel movie again, the actor’s recent comments teased he might be writing an ensemble piece with ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool in it. Whether that is accurate or not, perhaps it would be in the MCU’s best interest to bring back the X-Force concept from ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool 2, allowing a sequel to grow in scope and use what worked for ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine.

All Announced Upcoming MCU Movies

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  The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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  Avengers: Doomsday

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  May 1, 2026
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

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  July 31, 2026
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

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  Avengers: Secret Wars

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