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JamesG · 04-30-2009, 03:39 PM

Wolverine Expected To Tear Up Box Office
30 April 2009 2:34 AM, PDT

There appears to be little doubt that X-Men Origins: Wolverine will open this weekend with the biggest gross of the year -- possibly as high as $120-130 million -- thereby setting a record for the first weekend in May, according to box-office prognosticators (who, incidentally, have had a lousy record themselves this year).

Some indication of how big the opening gross will be may come as early as Friday when the tally for tonight's (Thursday) midnight opening in about 1,500 theaters comes in.

Twentieth Century Fox, which is releasing the film, is making no grandiose predictions for it, with executives telling the Hollywood Reporter that they would deem a $70-million bow to be "acceptable."

And Fox sales manager Chris Aronson told TheWrap.com: "The expectation bar has to be set at a realistic place. It's a spin-off of a movie that's been sequelized twice."

Over the same weekend last year, Iron Man opened with $102.1 million.

The last X-Men feature, The Last Stand took in $122.9 million in its first weekend three years ago.

The current sequel (or "prequel") faces four potential obstacles:

1. Widespread viewing of a pirated workprint that was posted online at the end of March

2. Considerable negative buzz on fansites

3. Overwhelmingly negative early reviews

4. Competition from the Matthew McConaughey romcom, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which has been tracking strongly.

-IMDB News

comedyfreak · 05-01-2009, 08:26 AM

I heard that Wolverine made $80 Million from the Midnight showings alone, all were sold out.

comedyfreak · 05-02-2009, 06:38 PM

I stand corrected, LOL.

Wolverine' has box-office bite with $35M debut LOS ANGELES - Going solo has paid off for Hugh Jackman and his " X-Men " spinoff.

Jackman's " X-Men Origins: Wolverine " kicked off the summer movie season with a howl by taking in $35 million on its opening day Friday.

According to Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian (der-GAIR'-uh-BEE'-dee-un), that puts " Wolverine " solidly in line with the three previous "X-Men" movies in which Jackman costarred.

The final chapter of that trilogy, " X-Men: The Last Stand ," was the most successful with $45.1 million on opening day.

But "Wolverine" outdid the first two movies. "X-Men" had an opening day of $20.8 million, while " X2: X-Men United " did $31.2 million on its first day.

PlayOn · 05-02-2009, 07:22 PM

some people i follow on twitter went to see this. i think they gave it mixed reviews. i want to see it. maybe next weekend.

04-30-2009, 03:39 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	"Wolverine" Is Expected To Tear Through The Box Office Wolverine Expected To Tear Up Box Office 30 April 2009 2:34 AM, PDT There appears to be little doubt that X-Men Origins: Wolverine will open this weekend with the biggest gross of the year -- possibly as high as $120-130 million -- thereby setting a record for the first weekend in May, according to box-office prognosticators (who, incidentally, have had a lousy record themselves this year). Some indication of how big the opening gross will be may come as early as Friday when the tally for tonight's (Thursday) midnight opening in about 1,500 theaters comes in. Twentieth Century Fox, which is releasing the film, is making no grandiose predictions for it, with executives telling the Hollywood Reporter that they would deem a $70-million bow to be "acceptable." And Fox sales manager Chris Aronson told TheWrap.com: "The expectation bar has to be set at a realistic place. It's a spin-off of a movie that's been sequelized twice." Over the same weekend last year, Iron Man opened with $102.1 million. The last X-Men feature, The Last Stand took in $122.9 million in its first weekend three years ago. The current sequel (or "prequel") faces four potential obstacles: 1. Widespread viewing of a pirated workprint that was posted online at the end of March 2. Considerable negative buzz on fansites 3. Overwhelmingly negative early reviews 4. Competition from the Matthew McConaughey romcom, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which has been tracking strongly. -IMDB News

05-01-2009, 08:26 AM	#2
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	I heard that Wolverine made $80 Million from the Midnight showings alone, all were sold out.
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05-02-2009, 07:22 PM	#4
PlayOn ADHD: what I have not who I am Senior Member Join Date: Jun 17, 2006 Location: I'll never tell. :p Posts: 2,745	some people i follow on twitter went to see this. i think they gave it mixed reviews. i want to see it. maybe next weekend.
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05-02-2009, 06:38 PM	#3
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	I stand corrected, LOL. Wolverine' has box-office bite with $35M debut LOS ANGELES - Going solo has paid off for Hugh Jackman and his " X-Men " spinoff. Jackman's " X-Men Origins: Wolverine " kicked off the summer movie season with a howl by taking in $35 million on its opening day Friday. According to Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian (der-GAIR'-uh-BEE'-dee-un), that puts " Wolverine " solidly in line with the three previous "X-Men" movies in which Jackman costarred. The final chapter of that trilogy, " X-Men: The Last Stand ," was the most successful with $45.1 million on opening day. But "Wolverine" outdid the first two movies. "X-Men" had an opening day of $20.8 million, while " X2: X-Men United " did $31.2 million on its first day.