Box Office: 'Deadpool' Closing In On $500 Million Worldwide, 'The Witch' Scores A24's Biggest Opening Ever

After an absolutely phenomenal opening weekend, the question then became about what kind of legs "Deadpool" would have. And if its second weekend is any indication, 20th Century Fox's R-rated, snarky superhero is going to be around for a while yet.

Against a mostly weak field of newcomers, "Deadpool" easily earned $55 million at the box office. It brings the domestic haul of the film to $235 million, more than any other X-Men film ever, and with a global total of $491 million, it's the second highest grossing X-Men movie all time. The $747 million worldwide tally of "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" is still a long way off, and will be a hard target to hit. That film had nearly 70% of its ticket sales from international audiences (most blockbusters have about 60% or higher), where "Deadpool" is much lower at 52%. So while the numbers are undoubtedly impressive, its total box office success will be half reliant on the domestic market. That being...