By John Glenday

An irreverent marketing campaign has helped propel Deadpool into becoming the highest grossing R-rated film of all time after raking in $746m in global sales.

This sum has already edged it ahead of The Matric Reloaded which generated $742m of sales during its cinematic run with still some way to run.

The unlikely hit has proved to be a runaway smash with audiences appreciative of something different from the typical Marvel and DC Comics fare, with marketing playing a key role in raising awareness of the X-Men spin-off.

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Source: The Drum