Marvel Studios is keeping a tight lid on plot details for this one, but we know it’s going to see Reynolds’ Deadpool recruit Jackman’s Wolverine for an adventure through the multiverse. This has certainly been hinted at as the trailers for “Deadpool & Wolverine” have brought back characters like Sabertooth and Pyro, among others. One assumes there are many other big surprises in store. Hardcore MCU fans will want to get in on the action early so as to not have those surprises spoiled.

Even on the very low end, “D&W” will make its way into the record books. Currently, the original “Deadpool” holds the record for an R-rated domestic opening with $132.4 million, followed by “Deadpool 2” ($125.5 million) and “Joker” ($123.4 million). On the high end, this movie could become the first R-rated movie to ever crack $200 million on opening weekend and just the ninth movie in history to reach such heights. That coveted list currently includes “Black Panther” ($202 million), “The Avengers” ($207.4 million), “Jurassic World” ($208.8 million), “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” ($220 million), “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($247.9 million), “Avengers: Infinity War” ($257.6 million), “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($260.1 million), and the one-time highest-grossing movie of all time “Avengers: Endgame” ($357.1 million).

My belief from the beginning was that Jackman’s Wolverine dramatically increased the financial prospects of “Deadpool 3.” 2017’s “Logan” may have served as a great send-off for his version of the character, but this is a team-up fans have been dying to see for a long time. It has similar appeal to “No Way Home,” which reunited all of the Spider-Men. On that note, that film had been tracking for between $130 and $175 million just days before release and it blew past those projections. That very well could happen here as well. As Wade and Logan say in the trailer, let’s f*****g go.

“Deadpool & Wolverine” hits theaters on July 26, 2024.