Deadpool & Wolverine poised to inject new life into the box office with a projected $170M debut that would make it the biggest R-rated opening

After a dreadfully slow start to the summer movie season, the box office is looking to pick up in a huge way with the arrival of Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine. The R-rated superhero sequel may be aiming for the history books as well, with Deadline reporting it's eyeing a $160M-$170M domestic debut, which would be the highest R-rated debut of all time behind 2016's Deadpool. After a dreadfully slow start to the summer movie season, the box office is looking to pick up in a huge way with the arrival of Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine The superhero adventure which re-teams Ryan Reynolds ' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman 's Wolverine has already earned massive praise from fans through early screenings The R-rated superhero sequel may be aiming for the history books as well, with Deadline reporting it's eyeing a $160M-$170M domestic debut, which would be the highest R-rated debut of all time behind 2016's Deadpool If these projections hold true, it would be a huge shot in the arm for Marvel, coming just months from its lowest-grossing film to date - The Marvels. The film was released in February 2016 and debuted with a record-shattering $132.4 million, en route to $363 million domestic and $782.6 million worldwide, If these projections hold true, it would be a huge shot in the arm for Marvel, coming just months from its lowest-grossing film to date - The Marvels The sequel has currently amassed $35 million in pre-sales, which is 30% of what Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness and 5% of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever While the film's release will also coincide with the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, it's not expected to affect the superhero film's box office too much, except for the host country of France.