Deadpool & Wolverine Box Office Day 1 Prediction: Film Eyes Bigger Opening Than Oppenheimer, Thor

Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the highly anticipated movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman reprising their titular roles, the film is scheduled to hit the big screens in India on July 26. Experts predict that the MCU movie will shatter records and open to staggering numbers in the domestic market despite competition from home releases like Kalki 2898 AD, Bad Newz, Indian 2 and others. 

Deadpool & Wolverine to collect more than Rs 20 Crore on day 1 

Deadpool & Wolverine advanced bookings opened on July 14 in India. Since then, the film has registered a staggering bookings for day 1 by the audience. As per the trade tracking site Sacnilk, 101485230 tickets of the movie have already been sold ahead of the release. This amounts to a total of Rs 10.15 Cr in domestic collections from advanced bookings. Considering this the opening day and the first weekend of the third movie in the Deadpool franchise will be blockbuster at the box office. 

Trade analyst Sumit Kadel took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to share “#DeadpoolAndWolverine is having FANTASTIC ADVANCE BOOKING. Film is set to take a huge 20 cr+ opening in India tomorrow.. Massive HYPE.” Given the traction from advanced bookings, the film might become one of the highest Hollywood openers in India. The film will have to beat Spider-Man: No Way Home's opening day collection (₹32.67 crore) to become the highest Hollywood opener in India post-pandemic.

Deadpool & Wolverine poised to take over $350+ Million worldwide opening

Not just in India, the hype of the film seems to be massive around the globe. Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the titular roles respectively, Deadpool & Wolverine is the third film in the franchise. The 334th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows the story of Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). 

As per Deadline, the movie is “looking at $340 million - $360 million opening at the global box office, including $180 million - $190 million overseas start which would be the biggest for an R-rated.” If the projections hold true, Deadpool & Wolverine can become one of the highest opening Marvel movies post-pandemic to follow in suit of Spider-Man: No Way Home ($600 million) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($452 million).