UPDATE: $87 Million for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”

UPDATE: $87 Million for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”

According to studio estimates released Sunday morning, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was, as expected, the #1 film in theaters this weekend, selling an impressive $87 Million in box office receipts

By JoshWilding - May 03, 2009 04:05 PM EST
Source: Josh Wilding

Its closest competition was “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” with $15.3 million. While not record breaking, nor did it match “Iron Man’s” $100+ million opening the same weekend last year, it’s still a very impressive launch for the first major debut of the Summer film season, especially considering a leaked version of the film found its way to the Internet more than a month before its bow at theaters. The question now will be what sort of legs “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” will have...

Next Friday sees the debut of the relaunched “Star Trek” franchise featuring an entirely new cast of young actors playing familiar roles. Second weekend results generally see receipts dropping anywhere from 50-65%, but with Hugh Jackman in the starring role and high interest among female movie goers, the drop off may not be as severe and could give “Star Trek” a run for its money.

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WisconsinCharm
WisconsinCharm - 5/3/2009, 6:25 PM
What was the amount of money the first one had to make for fox to green light a second film?
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/4/2009, 9:16 AM
OH THEYRE MAKING A WOLVERINE 2 FOR SURE..BRING THE NINJAS!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/4/2009, 9:32 AM
SILVER SAMURAI an THE NINJAS!!! HELL YEAH!!! Lol @ Thorverine @ BUTT your right heh heh! An nope i don't think there is another deadpool ending?? Guys?
SHHH
SHHH - 5/4/2009, 2:09 PM
who would be the villian or villians? where could the story go
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/4/2009, 10:50 PM
Atleast it would be a story SHHH! ; )
TheMyth
TheMyth - 5/5/2009, 12:03 AM
A Wolverine sequel would likely circulate his love with Mariko Yashida. The likely villain would be Silver Samurai, Mariko's relative somehow(I just can't remember exactly) and could incorporate Silver Samurai's cousin's, Sunfire and Sunpyre. Oh, and lots of ninja's!

I'd say 200 million or more and we get our sequels.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/6/2009, 5:46 AM
ALFREDO27 @ I think he's still about as in the movie it switches scenes before the copter blows up! ; ) (Well its FOX lol).
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