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- Bookies make Deadpool 3 the 2/1 favourite to have the biggest opening weekend at the worldwide Box Office in 2024
- Barbie had the biggest opening weekend in 2023 with more than $300m made worldwide
- Further specials include odds around the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie
Bookies make Deadpool 3 the 2/1 favourite to have the biggest opening weekend at the worldwide Box Office in 2024
With 2024 just around the corner, UK Betting Sites are offering specials over some big events in the new year with odds now given on the global Box Office figures.
The Biggest Opening Weekend at the Box Office is something that is looked at massively with success of a movie usually needing to kick off with a big start at the Box Office.
Deadpool 3 is the early favourite at 2/1 to have the best opening weekend at the global Box Office next year with the Ryan Reynolds character's franchise pencilled in for it's third film released in May 2024.
William Hill offer a full market on what movie will have the best opening weekend next year with children's films Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2 the second and third favourites in the market.
The market is settled by figures from Box Office Mojo which is the best source for Box Office figures with both domestic and global figures given for every movie.
| 2024 Box Office Biggest Opening Weekend | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Deadpool 3 | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Despicable Me 4 | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Inside Out 2 | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Wicked: Part One | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Mufasa | 9/1 | 10.0% |
What the expert says..
Barbie had the biggest opening weekend in 2023 with more than $300m made worldwide
Barbie was a shock blockbuster success at the Box Office this year with the Margot Robbie film soaring at the global Box Office with more than $1.4b made.
The movie had the biggest opening weekend in 2023 with more than $300m made across the worldwide audience with $162m of that coming in America.
Barbie could be a shock contender for some big awards too next year with the Oscars nominations expected to see at least one nomination for the movie in the big categories.
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Tom Holland is currently top of the market to play Link in the upcoming Legend of Zelda film which is reportedly in development by Sony and Nintendo.
Holland is a massive movie star with his role in Spider-Man arguably one of the biggest currently in cinema and he’s now the 3/1 favourite to play Link in the new Zelda film.
Nintendo will be looking for another big Box Office smash after the Super Mario Bros movie was a billion dollar smash earlier this year.
Odds are also given for who will play Zelda in the film with Irish actress Saoirse Ronan currently leading the way in the betting odds, with OLBG’s full article below.
