A still from Deadpool 2. (Image courtesy: YouTube)
Highlights
- Deadpool 2 opened across 2,000 screens in India and 4,000 in USA
- All versions of the film opened to "very good occupancy"
- Deadpool 2 stars Ryan Reynolds
Hollywood's latest offering
Deadpool 2, which is backed by Marvel and distributed by 20th Century Fox, gets a promising start as per trade analysts. The film opened to fabulous reviews in India and USA, a week after it conquered the British box office. As per
Box Office India,
Deadpool 2 may get the fourth highest opening of 2018 - after
Avengers: Infinity War (also from Marvel Cinematic Universe),
Baagi 2 and "
Padmaavat." The final position will be cemented only after the opening day collection will be released. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: "Hollywood films are on a roll.
Deadpool 2 takes a big start across India (it was expected). Not just English, the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions have also opened to very good occupancy."
Deadpool 2, starring Ryan Reynolds, o
pened across 2,000 screens (all versions) in India. Meanwhile, foreign media has predicted big numbers for
Deadpool 2 at home, where it releases in over 4,000 screens. A
Variety magazine report stated: "
Deadpool 2 is expected to end
Infinity War's three-week rule, eyeing a release between $130 million and $150 million in North America. Should it open toward the end of that range, it would top its own record of the biggest opening weekend for an R-rated film."
Deadpool 2 is the second standalone film of the superhero while it's the 11th film in the
X-Men series.
Deadpool 2 is directed by David Leitch and it also stars Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, TJ Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy and Stefan Kapicic.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has dubbed for Ryan Reynolds for the Hindi verson.