Deadline broke the news on Deadpool 2’s Thursday box office record this morning.
One of this summer’s most anticipated movies, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2, hit theaters last night with Thursday sneak preview screenings, and it has already set a new box office record.
Deadpool 2 expands today to 4,349 theaters, which sets even more box office records.
Deadpool 2 was projected to take in roughy $150 million this weekend, an improvement over the original Deadpool’s $132.4 million, the highest opening weekend for an R-rated movie in history.