Rebel Wilson’s How To Be Single fails to push Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool from top spot

Miranda Ward

February 22, 2016 5:11

Rebel Wilson’s latest comedy, How To Be Single, raked in $2.729m across 254 screens on its opening weekend, but that wasn’t enough to topple Marvel’s Deadpool.

How To Be Single, which premiered last Thursday, has pulled in a total of $3.207m, with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool easily coming in on top after grabbing $7.907m across 403 screens over the weekend to take its total box office to $27.106m.

In third place is Ice Cube’s Ride Along 2 which took $1.222m across 211 screens on its opening weekend, pushing Ben Stiller’s Zoolander 2 to fourth place.

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Miranda Ward

Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.

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2 COMMENTS

Matt 22 Feb 16

Rebel Wilson is one of the most successful Australian entertainers around but no one here seems to realize – she’s got the Steve Irwin complex it seems

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Guy 23 Feb 16

Yeah, not many comedian actors actually come out of Australia for some reason..

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