May 03 2009
Hugh Jackman’s ‘Wolverine’ Carves Up Box Office Competition
Hugh Jackman and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” accomplished exactly what was expected this weekend, it won the battle of the box office in this first week of the summer movie wars. But “Wolverine” didn’t just win, it crushed the competition, taking in $87 million in the U.S., and another $73 million overseas. That makes the latest X-Men installment the front-runner as the big budget summer blockbusters begin rolling into theaters.
Mathew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, starring in “Ghosts 0f Girlfriends Past” finished in second place, with $15.3 million, and last week’s number 1, “Obsessed”, starring Beyonce finished third with $12.2 million. Zac Efron’s “17 Again” and the animated “Monsters vs Aliens” rounded out the top five, bring in $6.4 million and $5.8 million respectively.
