According to analysts, Ryan Reynolds' long-gestating Deadpool movie is estimated to make around $55 million when it finally debuts on February 12.

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The news comes courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter whose sources say the character's first solo outing is polling strongly with both male and female moviegoers. In particular, it is the first choice among women despite premiering over a weekend more associated with romance than bloody, foul-mouthed vengeance.Deadpool will be premiering against the long-awaited Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander 2 and How to Be Single which features Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, Leslie Mann, and 50 Shades of Gray's Dakota Johnson presumably learning how to be single.The film won't be breaking records in China where the Merc with a Mouth's singular charms failed to connect with the country's censors If you're wondering how the movie will fit into FOX's current X-Men continuity, X-Men Apocalypse's producer and writer Simon Kinberg talked about the ties between the properties during IGN's recent visit to the set

Sasha Erfanian is a freelancer from Toronto. He still remembers his friends crying after X-Men Origins. Ask him about it on Twitter