Finally kicking Thanos and "Infinity War" out of the No. 1 spot is "Deadpool 2," bringing in an almost  record-breaking $125 million  in its first week out.

I say "almost" because "Deadpool 2" had the second best opening for an R-rated film of all time.

The original "Deadpool" still  holds that title  by more than $7 million.  But as a consolation prize, "Deadpool 2" did have the best foreign box office debut for an R-rated film, pulling in  $176 million.  It stole that record from respectable X-Men. "Logan" brought in  nearly $160 million  in its foreign box office debut last year.  "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War" still had better debuts than "Deadpool 2." But, Deadpool did have the  third-highest debut.

Now, we all knew the Merc With a Mouth would be a moneymaker; afterall, the original "Deadpool" is the  highest grossing R-rated  film in box office history.  SEE MORE: Marvel Might Be Adding A Muslim Superhero To Its On-screen Roster What we didn't know is if this sequel could be as hilarious, original and critically acclaimed as its predecessor.  "I was shocked by how much emotional heft this movie had. ...

I liked this movie more than the first one," Matt Atchity said on  "What the Flick?!" While I'm not ready to call this the best comedy sequel of all time, "Deadpool 2" definitely manages to keep the critics happy, landing  a 83 percent  on the tomatometer.  Falling to the No. 2 spot this week after holding on to first place for nearly a month is "Avengers: Infinity War," earning  about $28.7 million  in its fourth week out. "Infinity War" is slowly creeping toward the $2 billion milestone, but it's not there just yet.  Taking the No. 3 spot this week in its silver screen debut is "Book Club," bringing in an  estimated $12.5 million .

This female-led, romantic comedy is about as anti-comic book adaptation film as you're gonna get, and that's exactly what Paramount Pictures was hoping for. "Book Club" beat box office expectations by at least $3 million.

Next week, Donald Glover plays Lando Calrissian in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."