Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's Hero Movie Makes Big Money

July 26th, 2024

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman saw a new movie with people who love comics. They were very happy to see some other actors in the movie who were a surprise. The movie is about a hero named Deadpool and another hero named Wolverine. Lots of people went to see the movie and it made lots of money on the first day. It did better than an old Deadpool movie and other big hero movies. Some people were waiting a long time to see this movie. Movies haven't made as much money this year because there was a problem with actors and not many big movies. But this new movie is doing really well. It is the first big hero movie in the summer. The summer is important for movies to make money. Sometimes, people get tired of hero movies because there are so many. But this new Deadpool and Wolverine movie is very popular. It got good words from people who write about movies and fans really like it. It might make the most money ever for a movie for grown-ups. If it does really well, it could be one of the top ten movies that made the most money ever. The movie is not only in America and Canada. It is in other countries too and also making money there. People everywhere are enjoying it.

AI isn't perfect, so some things may be inaccurate. We don't necessarily endorse the views or information you see here and provide it for language learning purposes only.

💭 Discussion Questions

. Who saw a new movie with people who like comics?

. What are the names of the two heroes in the movie?

. Is the movie popular in other countries as well as America and Canada?

📖 Vocabulary

🌐 Cultural context

Cultural context: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are famous actors from America and Australia. They star in superhero movies, which are popular in many countries. Deadpool and Wolverine are characters from American comic books. Big movies often release in the summer, aiming to earn a lot of money.

🧠 Further reading

Superhero film

Superhero movies are about superheroes. Superheroes are people with special powers who help others. These movies have a lot of action and adventures. They can also be like fairy tales or have things from the future in them. The first movie for a superhero is often about how they became a hero. It usually shows their biggest enemy too. Many superhero movies come from superhero comic books. But some superhero movies are made from TV shows or are new stories. There are also superhero cartoons from Japan that become movies. There are many superhero movies that make a lot of money. Some of the biggest ones are from the Ultra Series, Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai. Also, movies about Blade, X-Men, Spider-Man, The Incredibles, Batman, the Marvel superheroes, and the DC superheroes are very popular. The superhero movies from Marvel made over $28 billion! Superhero stories started in comic books, and then very quickly, they were made into movies. The first ones were a long time ago, around the years 1939 to 1948. They made short superhero cartoons, too.

Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The sickness COVID-19 made many problems for jobs and money around the world. People bought too much of some things and it made prices go very high. A lot of people did not have jobs and businesses had less money. People could not make or send things like before, and this made even more problems. The sickness made everything cost more, especially for things we need to stay warm and for food. A lot of people are trying to guess what will happen next with jobs and money. But because of COVID-19, it is very hard to know.

List of highest-grossing films

Movies make money in different ways, like when people watch them in cinemas, buy or rent them to watch at home, when TV shows them, and when they sell movie-themed toys and clothes. But when we want to know if a movie is very good and successful, we usually look at how much money it makes in cinemas. We can see lists that show which movies made the most money. Long ago, many people liked to watch war movies, musicals, and stories about old times. But now, movies that are part of a bigger story, like superhero movies, are very popular. A lot of people like movies about the heroes from Marvel comics, like the Avengers and Spider-Man. DC Comics heroes like Batman and Superman also do well. Movies about Star Wars and dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are also very successful. The movie Avatar, which tells a new story, has made more money than almost all other movies. Movies for the whole family, especially cartoons made by Disney, also make a lot of money.