The Avengers’ reign atop the box office has come to an end at the hands of the black sheep of the Marvel family, as 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool 2” takes over the top spot with an opening of $125 million.
That means that the Ryan Reynolds sequel will fall just short of the $132 million made by the first “Deadpool” two years ago, despite setting a new opening day record for R-rated films with $53 million. After that Friday result, industry estimates were projecting a 15 percent drop for Saturday, but the Saturday returns ended up being more than 20 percent down.