7 Reasons Why The Rearranging Of Fox's Marvel Release Dates Is A Good Thing

7. Saving Solo

Prior the change, Deadpool 2 was set for release on the first of June, just a week after the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Seeing as this new batch of Star Wars films have all been released in December thus far, its already a bit troubling to be releasing the Solo spinoff in May. But when factoring in the release of Deadpool 2 the week after, things looked bleak.

Seemingly, the best case scenario was that the two titans would ultimately cannibalize each other, seriously cutting into one another's profits.

However, with the newly changed release date,Deadpool's sequel has been moved up to May 18th. That means it will hit cinemas a full week before Solo's release on the 25th.

Though it may not sound like much, from a logistical standpoint, this makes a world of difference. When looking at the box office of the original Deadpool, it was a surprise smash, breaking records in its opening weekend, only to fall off steeply in the following weeks.

By contrast, Star Wars films have garnered a reputation in December of not only opening big, but also thriving off of their legs, lasting them well into the new year.

With this simple change, Deadpool 2 is given the room to open to gargantuan opening-weekend numbers without any real competition, and Solo practically gets the field all to itself in the two weeks afterwards. Its a brilliant move by Disney/Fox, that gives both films a better chance at success.