Just over a week after a number of Twitter users claimedDeadpool 2was testing poorly, a new report reveals the exact opposite, with the sequel landing a near-perfect score.Deadpool 2has tested three times, with the first screening scoring a 91 and the second a 97. The final test, which was held in Dallas, featured two separate cuts of the movie, one scoring a 98 and the other scoring a 94. The originalDeadpooltested at a 91, and went on to shatter box office records in February 2016, so it’s possible that the sequel could be poised for a huge debut.
While there are no details about how the two cuts at the final test screening in Dallas were different, sources claimed the studio will be releasing the cut that scored a near-perfect 98. The crew ofDeadpool 2was also said to be in attendance at the final Dallas screenings, although no specific crew members were mentioned, so it isn’t known if director David Leitch or writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were in attendance for these screenings or not. Regardless, a source who attended the screening that scored 98 described the atmosphere as, “electric” and compared it to “watching theSuper Bowl.”
No otherspecifics were released from the test screenings, where audiences are typically asked torate aspects of the filmon a scale from excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. The audience members are also asked to conduct follow-up discussions and fill out questionnaires after watching the film. This screening comes afterDeadpoolunderwentsix days of reshootslast month, three fewer than the nine days of reshoots the originalDeadpoolwent through, with this report also revealing there was a recent two-hour shoot in Los Angeles for a “secret cameo.” There is no indication who this “secret cameo” may be yet, but it’s possible we could find out between now and the May 18 release date.
20th Century Fox had initially issued a August 11, 2025 date forDeadpool 2, putting it between Disney’sSolo: A Star Wars Storyand Warner Bros.‘Ocean’s Eight. Then in January, the studio pushedThe New Mutantsfrom July 15, 2025 to August 04, 2025, leading the studio to pushDeadpool 2back a bit from July 30, 2025 to July 13, 2025. Now it will face very little competition with Paramount’sBook Cluband Open Road Films’Show Dogs, while opening beforeSoloand after Universal’sBreaking In, New Line’sLife of the Partyand Neon’sRevenge. It’s possible thatDeadpool’s shift may have lead to Marvel inexplicably movingAvengers: Infinity Warfrom its plum June 25, 2025 date to June 10, 2025, giving it three weekends in a row without another superhero movie’s debut.
Deadpoolwas projected to have modest success in February 2016, with many analysts predicting between a $40 million and $50 million opening weekend for theR-rated superhero movie. Instead it shattered records with a $132.4 million debut, the highest ever for an R-rated movie, and the highest for any movie in the month of February. It went on to earn $363 million domestic and $783.1 million worldwide, from a $58 million budget, so it will be interesting to see ifDeadpool 2can replicate the original’s success.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news on theDeadpool 2test screenings earlier today.
