Wolverine: an Impressive $87 Million

It couldn’t top its predecessors, but X-Men Origins: Wolverine still brought in quite a haul, grossing an estimated $87 million for the opening weekend of the summer movie season. The Hugh Jackman pic brought in a strong $21,225 per-theater average in 4,099 movie houses, despite generating mixed reviews. The film fell $15 million short of 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand but it is still an enormous success for Jackman and director Gavin Hood.

Summer has officially begun — at least in Hollywood — so expect a giant event film every weekend. Wolverine may have bowed mightily but with Star Trek hot on its heels next weekend, the Marvel superhero is going to need more than adamantium to maintain its box office lead.

Source: EW.com

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One Response to “Wolverine: an Impressive $87 Million”

  1. Anna Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 2:35 am

    Ah! Great job! I’m excited for a sequel!!! :P
    (*such a shame Kayla had to die*)

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