Biggest Superhero Movie Box Office Opening Weekends And Where Deadpool & Wolverine Ranks

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Superhero movies are known to be big draws at the box office, and that trend continued with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine this past weekend. The movie earned more than $200 million in North America for its opening weekend, but how does that stack up to the previous two films and for the superhero category overall?

In this gallery, we're rounding up the top 10 biggest opening weekends in North America for superhero movies. Deadpool & Wolverine blasted off to such a big number that it ranks No. 4, beating out the likes of Black Panther and the original Avengers.

The No. 1 biggest opening weekend in North America for a superhero movie is Avengers: Endgame ($357.1 million), and it's far and away the biggest. The No. 2 movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, made $260 million in North America for its opening weekend.

Comparing to the past two Deadpool movies, 2016's Deadpool made $132.4 million for its opening weekend in North America, while Deadpool 2 earned $125.5 million over its first weekend back in 2018.

Click through the gallery below to see how other superhero films stacked up against Deadpool & Wolverine for their opening weekends in North America. All of the box office data comes from Box Office Mojo.

10. Captain America: Civil War

Domestic opening weekend: $179.1 million

9. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Domestic opening weekend: $181.3 million

8. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Domestic opening weekend: $187.4 million

7. Avengers: Age of Ultron

Domestic opening weekend: $191.2 million

6. Black Panther

Domestic opening weekend: $202 million

5. The Avengers

Domestic opening weekend: $207.4 million

4. Deadpool & Wolverine

Domestic opening weekend: $211 million

3. Avengers: Infinity War

Domestic opening weekend: $257.7

2. Spider-Man: No Way Home

Domestic opening weekend: $260.1 million

1. Avengers: Endgame

Domestic opening weekend: $357.1 million

Biggest Superhero Movie Box Office Opening Weekends And Where Deadpool & Wolverine Ranks

Biggest Superhero Movie Box Office Opening Weekends And Where Deadpool & Wolverine Ranks

Biggest Superhero Movie Box Office Opening Weekends And Where Deadpool & Wolverine Ranks

Biggest Superhero Movie Box Office Opening Weekends And Where Deadpool & Wolverine Ranks

Biggest Superhero Movie Box Office Opening Weekends And Where Deadpool & Wolverine Ranks