Ryan Reynolds just found out what it feels like to lose a record he never thought would slip away, and he turned the moment into pure comedy gold. For nearly two years, Deadpool & Wolverine sat unchallenged as the highest-grossing R-rated release in history, a number that seemed untouchable given the genre it belonged to. That certainty ended this week when a new film quietly climbed past it, and the internet waited to see how Reynolds would respond to losing his own trophy.

While most actors would let a record slip away quietly, Reynolds turned the loss into a callback only true Deadpool & Wolverine devotees would catch instantly.

Ryan Reynolds marked The Odyssey's rise to the top of the R-rated box office with a clip from the chaotic Honda Odyssey minivan fight between Deadpool and Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman. Deadpool spends the sequence mocking the minivan nicknamed Betsy before reversing course mid-fight to praise it instead, a beat Reynolds clearly leaned on once Christopher Nolan's film overtook his own.

"Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Odyssey for becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time," Reynolds wrote in a post on X.

He then added, "That is one helluva car."

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has officially overtaken Deadpool & Wolverine as the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever made, closing a chapter that lasted nearly two years. Deadpool & Wolverine crossed roughly 1.338 billion dollars worldwide, a figure that positioned it as the undisputed R-rated champion since its 2024 release. The Odyssey, led by Matt Damon, surpassed that mark this week, a milestone Reynolds acknowledged in his post on X shortly after the numbers came in.

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As Ryan Reynolds closed one chapter with a wink toward Hollywood, another reunion with Hugh Jackman was already taking shape far from the box office charts.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are teaming up again, this time for a sports documentary series heading to Disney Plus rather than another superhero feature. The project follows the pair in their roles as co-owners of the Australian sailing team Bonds Flying Roos, competing within the Rolex SailGP Championship. Driver and chief executive Tom Slingsby leads the team on the water, guiding identical fifty-foot catamarans through stadium-style circuits at speeds nearing one hundred kilometers per hour. National teams compete for a prize exceeding twelve million dollars, giving the series real stakes beyond its star power.

Behind the scenes, Reynolds sits at the creative table through his Maximum Effort production company, joined by Rob Mac and director Brent Hodge, who also serves as showrunner. The series arrives as an Australian original built in collaboration with SailGP and the Bonds Flying Roos team, following Reynolds' established pattern of producing docuseries after years behind Welcome to Wrexham. Audiences outside the United States will find it exclusively on Disney Plus, while American viewers get access through both Disney Plus and Hulu. Between the minivan joke and the sailing venture, Reynolds and Jackman continue proving their partnership works just as well away from capes and claws.

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