Deadpool, explained

By Jesse Schedeen Deadpool may have just opened in theaters today, but Fox is apparently pleased enough with how the film is tracking that they've already greenlit a sequel. Deadpool is set to become the first X-Men character apart from Wolverine to

Deadpool is getting a sequel. That's impressive, given that the movie — which is led by an actor who hasn't had a box office smash since 2009 — earned a follow-up film before it was even released, and thus before it made a single penny on American soil.

"Deadpool" is out in theaters this weekend. While Ryan Reynold's self-aware, often inappropriate antihero is definitely the star of the film, there are a few other X-Men characters who steal the spotlight. One of those characters is Colossus, a seven

For the record, Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, which Deadpool is not, generally pull in around 9-11% of their Fri-Sun totals on Thursday/midnight, a figure that would give Deadpool a debut of between $115m Fri-Sun/$141m Fri-Mon and $127m 

Deadpool is getting a sequel. That's impressive, given that the movie — which is led by an actor who hasn't had a box office smash since 2009 — earned a follow-up film before it was even released, and thus before it made a single penny on American soil.