Deadpool takes North American box office by storm with $ 152 million in debut weekend

Superhero movie Deadpool dominated the North American box office on its debut weekend, taking in a record breaking $152 million and leaving its competitors in the dust, industry estimates showed Tuesday. [caption id=“attachment_2626850” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Deadpool. Youtube screen grab[/caption] Starring Ryan Reynolds as a Marvel Comics character, the film’s blow out reception in theaters propelled it to the biggest-ever February and R-rated debut, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore. The figure included box office receipts for Monday, which was a public holiday in the United States. Far behind in second place was Kung Fu Panda 3 – Dreamworks’ computer-animated comedy that follows the adventures of Po as he evolves from martial arts student to teacher – which took in $25.9 million. Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, it has garnered $100 million since its release. AFP