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For a Marvel superhero movie that you would certainly be mortified to take your young children to, Deadpool has not only become one of our biggest obsessions but also clearly one of the year’s biggest hits. A new report from the box office, according to Entertainment Weekly, has revealed that the film did so well that it’s now been branded the highest-grossing R-rated movie in screening history. Since its release in February, the sarcastic action-comedy has so far raked in $745 million worldwide, although Mel Gibson’s 2004 The Passion of the Christ still remains at the top in North America with $370.8 million in domestic sales. That won’t last for long, however, considering Deadpool is currently at $349.4 million and going strong. Maybe these numbers will convince Reynolds to reconsider his recent stance on never playing another superhero again.
In other news…
Do you hate those bogus Netflix settings like the wasteful next episode countdown or that prompt you have to answer as to whether you’re still watching the show or not? Fear not! There’s a Google Chrome extension called Flix Assist that will get rid of those for you. [NME]
If you’ve ever wondered why shows like Moonlighting and How I Met Your Mother last for so many seasons it’s because their writers know when to stretch boundaries and incorporate familiar concepts like Shakespearean grandeur. Et tu, Brute? [Splitsider]
For the music streamers out there, your Spotify loyalty may soon change. SoundCloud has entered the already saturated arena with a new subscription service called SoundCloud Go, which will reportedly launch with a mere (we’re being sarcastic) 125 million songs. [The New York Times]
Netflix is going to any length to get you hooked on Friends once again (as if you needed to be) after acquiring all 10 seasons for streaming, by employing YouTube and Ogilvy Paris to collect the most popular search terms and pre-roll the show’s scenes that are somewhat related. [Adweek]
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
