Wolverine Sets Studio Box Office Record

Us Magazine - May 4, 2009 4:15 PM PDT
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine killed at the box office over the weekend.

Earning $87 million, it debuted in the No. 1 spot and became 20th Century Fox's best-ever non-holiday bow at the U.S. box office. (It also toppled the first two X-Men films -- but not the third.)

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"Audiences have a huge appetite for Hugh Jackman , for the character Wolverine, and the Wolverine that Hugh has created," Fox senior VP of distribution Chris Aronson said. "Almost half of the moviegoers polled said the film was better than expected."

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past -- starring Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey -- debuted at No. 2 with $15.3 million from 3,175 screens, mirroring the $14.8 million bow of Sony's Made of Honor on the same weekend a year ago.

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The previous weekend's top movie, Sony Screen Gems' Obsessed, fell to the third spot with $12.2 million. The thriller starring Beyonce Knowles and Ali Larter raised its 10-day total to $47 million.

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Zac Efron 's comedy, 17 Again dropped to fourth this weekend, while Reese Witherspoon 's animated flick, Monsters vs. Aliens came in at No. 5 with $5.8 million this weekend.

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  • Philip
    hot
    report abuseposted August 29, 2009 3:03 AM PDT
  • navi
    great movie and that body ohh!!!!!
    report abuseposted August 8, 2009 8:08 PM PDT
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    report abuseposted August 1, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
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    report abuseposted August 1, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
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    report abuseposted August 1, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
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    report abuseposted August 1, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
  • Evans
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    report abuseposted August 1, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
  • Evans
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    report abuseposted August 1, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
  • Samuel
    i've seen d movie. its d best of x-men
    report abuseposted July 28, 2009 7:52 PM PDT
  • Samuel
    He s HOT & really GREAT in d movie.
    report abuseposted July 28, 2009 7:47 PM PDT
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