‘Deadpool 2’ tops Us box office but opens lower than original

Sequel ends reign of Avengers: Infinity War.Deadpool-2-2018-movie-posters/”>Deadpool 2 opened powerfully with an estimated $125m at the North American box office this weekend, easily ending the three-week reign of rival superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War.With Ryan Reynolds returning as the snarky title character, Deadpool 2 arrived in 4,349 cinemas through Fox and fell just short of the $132.4m opening gross achieved by the original Deadpool (which went on to take $363.1m domestically) in February 2016.The sequel – with David Leitch taking over as director and Josh Brolin joining the cast – scored the second biggest domestic opening ever for an R-rated film

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