{"id":574619,"date":"2026-08-20T07:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/574619\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:26:11","slug":"ryan-reynolds-delivers-signature-deadpool-humor-as-the-odyssey-steals-his-box-office-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/574619\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Reynolds Delivers Signature Deadpool Humor as \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Steals His Box Office Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Losing a box office record isn\u2019t usually cause for celebration, but then again, few actors handle a loss quite like Ryan Reynolds. The star has built an entire public persona around turning setbacks into punchlines, and his latest social media moment proves that instinct hasn\u2019t dulled one bit.<\/p>\n

That reputation traces back years, long before this particular record was even on the line. Reynolds has a well-documented history of publicly congratulating whichever film knocks his own movies off the box office throne, treating each dethroning as an opportunity for comedy rather than a bruised ego.<\/p>\n

This time, the film doing the dethroning is Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u2018The Odyssey,\u2019<\/a> which officially surpassed \u2018Deadpool & Wolverine\u2019<\/a> to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. Reynolds marked the occasion with a 36-second video posted to both Instagram and X, blending footage from both films into a tongue-in-cheek tribute.<\/p>\n

His caption leaned fully into the bit. \u201cCongratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Odyssey for becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time,\u201d Reynolds wrote, before adding the punchline, \u201cThat is one helluva car.\u201d<\/p>\n

That closing joke is a callback to the Honda Odyssey minivan that plays a memorable role in \u2018Deadpool & Wolverine,\u2019 where Deadpool insists the vehicle is \u201cnot a car\u201d moments before he and Wolverine tear each other apart inside it. Reynolds has kept that particular gag running since \u2018Deadpool 2,\u2019 making this latest reference feel like a natural extension of a bit he\u2019s clearly enjoyed revisiting.<\/p>\n

The numbers behind the record swap tell their own story about how differently these two films built their totals. \u2018Deadpool & Wolverine\u2019 leaned heavily on domestic audiences, pulling roughly 47.6% of its haul from within the United States, while \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 flipped that formula entirely, with about 60.6% of its gross coming from international markets.<\/p>\n

Budget efficiency also separates the two projects considerably. Universal produced \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 for a reported $250 million, a modest figure compared to the $537 million Disney reportedly spent on production and marketing combined for \u2018Deadpool & Wolverine.\u2019 That gap makes Nolan\u2019s box office achievement all the more notable given how much less the studio put on the line.<\/p>\n

Nolan\u2019s epic hasn\u2019t just claimed the R-rated crown either. The film has already become the biggest of the director\u2019s career, surpassing \u2018The Dark Knight Rises\u2019 and its previous benchmark of $1.08 billion worldwide, cementing \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 as a genuine career milestone for one of Hollywood\u2019s most consistently bankable filmmakers.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s still runway left for the film to keep climbing, too. China opened for \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 on August 14 across more than 20,000 screens, and Japan won\u2019t even see the film until it opens on September 11, meaning the final gap between these two records could widen considerably before all is said and done.<\/p>\n

For fans of the \u2018Deadpool\u2019 franchise, Reynolds\u2019 gracious exit has already sparked chatter about what comes next, with some hoping a fourth installment might eventually take another swing at reclaiming the record. Whether or not that happens, Reynolds\u2019 reaction has reinforced exactly why audiences enjoy following his career, box office record or not.<\/p>\n

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