Robert Downey Jr. speaks at the Marvel Studios panel in Hall H at SDCC in San Diego, California on July 27, 2024.
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Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for “Deadpool and Wolverine.”
Marvel is rebounding.
After posting its worst-ever box office performance last November, the studio returned to the top spot with “Deadpool and Wolverine.” As the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, its domestic debut grossed $211 million, setting a record for the highest-grossing debut for an R-rated movie in 2024.
It is also the highest-grossing Marvel Cinematic Universe movie since 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
This is a promising development for the company disneyMarvel Studios, owned by Marvel Studios, has struggled to maintain box office momentum following the release of 2019’s historic “Avengers: Endgame.” The pursuit of quantity in theatrical productions and streaming episodes has led to a decline in quality and has kept audiences away.
“Welcome to the Marvel Universe,” Reno’s Deadpool says to Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in the film, which opened over the weekend. “You were at a bit of a low point when you joined.”
That low point was 2023’s Marvel, which had the MCU’s lowest ever domestic debut ($46.1 million) and lowest global box office gross (under $200 million).
Marvel Studios, meanwhile, remains reeling from pandemic-related production shutdowns and twin strikes in Hollywood. His heir apparent, Jonathan Majors, was subsequently convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment, leading to his firing and casting doubt on Evil Kang’s future.
However, with the recent success of Deadpool and Wolverine and the addition of several strategic hires, Marvel seems to be turning things around. That’s good news for the studio, which has grossed more than $30 billion at the box office since 2008.
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige brings back Joe and Anthony Russo – Captain America: The Cold War, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame The writing and directing duo of “Endgame.”
As part of the studio’s presentation at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Feige announced that the Russo brothers will direct Avengers: Endgame (originally titled Avengers: Endgame) and Avengers: Secret War,” are expected to be released in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
“Deadpool and Wolverine” is the only MCU movie to be released in 2024, but 2025 will include “Captain America: Brave New World,” “Days of Thunder,” “Fantastic Four: The First Step” and “Blade.”
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in the Marvel movie “Deadpool and Wolverine.”
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Deadpool and Wolverine’s places in Marvel’s upcoming films are unclear – both characters survived the latest installment and remain in Deadpool’s universe, alongside other characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe separate. Deadpool and Wolverine seems to hint that Jackman will return to play Wolverine in a future film.
“Fox killed him. Disney brought him back,” Deadpool tells the audience in his typical fourth-wall-breaking fashion. “They’ll let him do this until he’s 90.”
Many have speculated that the duo will return for Secret Wars, a comic book story that first appeared in 2015 and later resurfaced in 2015. Woven into something. Marvel could also integrate the X-Men here.
How the Marvel Universe will handle Secret Wars is currently being kept under wraps, but the Russo brothers have teased that Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom will play a big role in it. At the very least, fans of the series now have a better idea of where the series is heading.
“As Robert said, ‘New mask, same mission,'” Anthony Russo said during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, echoing Downey’s words. “All of us, including everyone in this room, share a mission to help create the best experience we can enjoy together in a movie theater.”
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