Deadpool & Wolverine Breaks Box Office Records Thanks To New Jersey

The blockbuster movie of 2024 has been Deadpool & Wolverine, breaking numerous box office records before Marvel Studios announced it would come to the Disney+ Streaming Service in November.

The Action Comedy movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman has become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time (over $1.3 billion). The film earned its R-rating thanks to embellished violence, vulgar humor, and over-the-top satire.

But movie tickets are more expensive today, up 77 percent over the last 20 years.  With the average ticket price of $10.78 in the United States, approximately 121 Million tickets have been sold to see Deadpool & Wolverine in movie theaters.

Compare that to when The Matrix Reloaded gross box office was $741.8 million in 2003. Thanks to the average ticket price being $6.03 over 20 years ago, 123 Million tickets were sold to see the sequel to the famous sci-fi action film The Matrix.

But Deadpool and Wolverine has become the 12th Highest Grossing Movie at the Domestic Box Office in United States history.  Only four Marvel Movies are ranked ahead on this list: Avengers Infinity War (8th), Black Panther (6th), Spiderman No Way Home (3rd), and Avengers Endgame (2nd).

New Jersey's Expensive Movie Ticket Prices Impact on Deadpool and Wolverine

The research team at the website NetCredit gathered data from the National Association of Theatre Owners to find out the most and least expensive movie Tickets.

New Jersey ranks as the tenth most expensive average Movie Ticket in the United States. At a Median Cost of $13.83, the cost for two adults to see a movie plus a large popcorn at the movie theater is approximately 35 dollars.

NetCredit research found that 30 of the 50 states in America have higher average movie ticket prices compared to the National Median Movie Ticket Prices. Movie tickets are more expensive in states near large bodies of water than in states that are not adjacent to large bodies of water.

Here are the Most Expensive Average Movie Tickets in the United States:

1. New York: $15.83
2. Georgia: $15.32
3. Maryland: $15.24
4. Massachusetts: $14.91
5. Tennessee: $14.49
6. Rhode Island: $14.33
7. Washington: $14.28
8. California: $14.04
9. Illinois: $14.02
10. New Jersey: $13.83
11. North Dakota: $13.81
12. Maine: $13.38

One of the highlights of the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine movie was the plethora of Cameos featured.  When you watch the R-rated blockbuster film on Disney+ after November 12th, keep an eye out for these characters who appear alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman: