Deadpool’ Smacking Christian Grey’s February Records With $47.5M+ Friday, Amazing $129M-$136M 4-day

4TH WRITE THRU, Saturday AM update: w/chart Last year a flock of women flocked to watch
wealthy S&M baron Christian Grey’s romantic exploits, making Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey the biggest February opening of all-time with a $30.3M Friday and $93M four-day holiday weekend. This year, a different type of S&M-looking guy is breaking those records. According to industry estimates this morning, 20^th Century Fox’s Marvel superhero pic, Deadpool, thrashed Fifty Shades’ Friday figure by 57% with a projected daily haul of $47.5M (that includes $12.7M in Thursday previews) on its way to a mindblowing 3-day opening of $118.4M-$123M and a 4-day between $129.6M-$136M.