The marketing campaign for Deadpool has been fantastic and the first trailer was definitely a lot of fun, but that doesn't mean it's going to attract a huge audience. Kingsman: The Secret Service hugely over performed at the box office earlier this year, but that R-Rated movie had the advantage of starring big names like Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Caine, not to mention having a veteran filmmaker like Matthew Vaughn at the helm. Ryan Reynolds isn't a draw and neither is anyone else in Deadpool, and the fact that it has such an obscure tone points to it performing more along the lines of Dredd than the British spy thriller. That's obviously a shame, but it's to be expected. Deadpool is a weird character and one who the general moviegoing audience are unlikely to gravitate towards. There's a chance it could surprise us like Kick-Ass did, but that movie's far more violent and foul mouthed sequel proved that audiences tend not to seek out the kind of crass, bloody, and arguably quite childish content a movie like Deadpool will deliver. Chances are that fans of the character are going to love this movie as much as those who enjoy 2000AD embraced Dredd, but that won't translate into ticket sales, leaving those same fans gutted over a sequel not happening.