Deadpool had an incendiary Valentine's and Presidents Day Weekend, shattering previous records for the holiday period and breaking Fifty Shades of Grey's February opening weekend by approximately $45m. Marvel's Ryan Reynolds-starrer earned an 84% at Rotten Tomatoes (with a 96% audience score) and an A CinemaScore. With $135m, this is Reynolds' biggest bow to date.
As for the other Top 5 debuts, How to Be Single fell just short of expectations and garnered lukewarm reviews, while the long-awaited Zoolander 2 was torn apart by critics and audience members alike.
1. Deadpool (Fox) $135m 3,558/$37,957 avg. (debut)
2. Kung Fu Panda 3 (Fox) $20m 3,844/$5,112 avg. (week 3)
3. How to be Single (Warner Bros.) $19m 3,343/$5,609 avg. (debut)
4. Zoolander 2 (Paramount) $16m 3,394/$4,611 avg. (debut)
5. The Revenant (Fox) $6.9m 2,266/$3,045 avg. (week 8)
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