Big money
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
