A graphic, R-rated movie made $783 million on Valentine's Day, surpassing the Fifty Shades series as the highest-grossing Valentine's Day release.

How a gruesome action movie with a R rating outperformed all the popular romantic comedies at the box office on Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day is celebrated as a day of romance and love all around the world. Film releases typically mirror this as well, and over the years, Valentine's Week has seen the release of some of the most well-liked and prosperous romantic comedies and tragedies. However, a bloody and irreverent action movie, which is still the highest-grossing Valentine's Week release, outperformed blockbusters like Fifty Shades of Grey, Valentine's Day, Hitch, and 50 First Dates, which were all riding the V-Day wave.

The most successful Valentine's Day movie ever
The highest-grossing Valentine's weekend release is the superhero movie Deadpool, which was produced by Sony and Marvel. During Valentine's Week in 2016, the Ryan Reynolds film debuted in theaters on February 12. The R-rated superhero movie made $132.2 million in North America and $132.4 million elsewhere on its first weekend of release, making it the highest-ever global opening weekend at $264 million. In the end, it made an incredible $783 million at the box office worldwide.

Box Office According to Mojo, Deadpool is the highest-grossing movie that came out during Valentine's Week. The multi-star drama He's Just Not That Into You grossed $178 million, Adam Sandler's romantic comedy 50 First Dates made $198 million, Will Smith's Hitch made $371 million, and Fifty Shades of Grey made $569 million. On Valentine's Day, Anthology films did marginally better, earning $216 million worldwide.

Deadpool's legacy
Deadpool, which was made on a mere $58 million budget, brought the comic book character's worldwide appeal back to life and cemented Ryan Reynolds' place on Hollywood's A-list. Deadpool 2, the 2018 sequel, did even better, grossing $785 million worldwide. Deadpool & Wolverine, the third installment, brought Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine together and incorporated the movie into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Globally, it brought in $1.34 billion.