'Deadpool 2' is Already Breaking Records The film opened in theaters across America on Thursday, raking in $18.6 million. That number smashes the previous record for an R-rated film for Thursday preview’s, beating out the 2017 ‘It’ remake. Deadpool 2 is expected to knock Avengers: Infinity War off the top spot at the box office, and is predicted to gross over $130 million. The first Deadpool set the opening weekend record for an R-rated movie with $132.4 million. It also holds the record for the highest grossing movie ever, earning $783 million worldwide and $363 million in North America.