Tag: “Deadpool”

‘Deadpool’ sequel surges to box office lead

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Another weekend, another $100-million-plus superhero opening: This time it was 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool 2,” with an estimated $125 million take in North American theaters and a huge debut overseas, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The Marvel Comics film netted $176 million abroad, the biggest foreign debut ever for an R-rated title, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The movie features Ryan Reynolds playing the foul-mouthed and irreverent […]

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Actor Ryan Reynolds gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Thursday, saying the honor was beyond anything he could have ever imagined. The 40-year-old, accompanied by his wife, American actress Blake Lively, and their two young daughters, recalled visiting Hollywood with one of his brothers 15 years ago and being in awe of all the legends immortalized along the iconic avenue. “For me to have […]

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“Deadpool” tops box office for 3rd straight week

Marvel’s super hero film “Deadpool,” starring Ryan Reynolds, clinched the top spot at the box office for a third straight week, bringing in 31.5 million dollars in ticket sales for the weekend of Friday (February 26) through Sunday (February 28). “Gods of Egypt” took second place, with 14 million in sales, according to boxofficemojo.com. The animated film “Kung Fu Panda 3” brought in 9 million dollars, followed by “Risen,” a biblical drama about the events […]

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Man arrested in Vancouver hit-and-run of actor Ryan Reynolds

A 52-year-old Vancouver area photographer was arrested for last week’s hit-and-run of actor Ryan Reynolds, who was not seriously injured in the incident, local police said on Monday (April 13). Reynolds, who is in the Canadian city to shoot the Marvel film “Deadpool,” got into a confrontation with the photographer in a hotel parking garage on Friday night, Vancouver police said. The man struck the actor with his car as he was fleeing the scene. […]

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