Thanks to Deadpool & Wolverine, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved in three weeks what DC failed to in 10 years of Henry Cavill movies. Due to overseeing a long tenure as the face of the DCEU with Superman, Henry Cavill’s Marvel cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine caused a lot of surprise among fans. For one, the cameo was somehow hidden from major outlets, meaning Cavill’s appearance in the film was not leaked before the release of the film, giving Deadpool & Wolverine a neat Easter egg to unleash on fans.

Secondly, it is rare that an actor who was so integral to one side of the comic book fandom has transitioned to another. Although actors in lesser roles have been in both the DCEU and the MCU, seldom do big stars from one transition to the other. While in an admittedly small role, it was clear that Henry Cavill had done exactly that by Deadpool & Wolverine‘s ending. With Cavill now a part of the MCU, he has accomplished a feat in less than a month that he failed to do after 10 years of starring in the DCEU.

Deadpool & Wolverine Becomes Henry Cavill’s First $1 Billion Superhero Movie

The feat in question is that Cavill finally has his first $1 billion superhero movie. Deadpool & Wolverine crossed the coveted milestone in its third weekend, meaning Cavill can finally claim he has appeared in a superhero flick to have done so. Cavill first began his superhero cinema career in 2013 with Man of Steel, before going on to appear – albeit in different-sized roles – in four other of the best and worst DCEU movies that were released in theaters. None of these five theatrical films cracked $1 billion, yet Cavill’s first appearance in an MCU film did.

In Deadpool & Wolverine, Cavill played a variant of the latter character. Deadpool traveled the multiverse searching for a variant of Wolverine who could help him, eventually coming across Cavill’s version. The scene was incredibly brief, but nonetheless incredibly satisfying given Cavill’s fan-favorite status in the world of superhero cinema fans. Thanks to this cameo and the many others in the film, as well as the overall quality of Deadpool & Wolverine, it managed to surpass $1 billion worldwide and will likely continue to impress in the coming weeks.