Whoever leaked the footage, they did a great service to the Deadpool property.
While Ryan Reynolds debuted as Wade Wilson in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, that was hardly a faithful adaptation of the character, whereas Deadpool showed off Wade Wilson’s fourth wall-breaking charm to the general public seven years later.
Along with being met with a lot of positive reviews, Deadpool also made over $782 million worldwide, resulting in it ranking as the highest-grossing R-rated movie for a while until being dethroned by its own sequel (Joker currently holds the title).