Box office report
Wolverine clawed his way to the top of the box office over the weekend, but it turns out his cut is a bit thinner than originally predicted.
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” took in $85.1 million over opening weekend, the Associated Press reported today, citing final studio numbers. That was almost $2 million less than 20th Century Fox projected on Sunday.
A film’s final box office take often differs from earlier projections, because Sunday figures are based on estimates of attendance for that day.
Based on final figures, “Wolverine” now ranks as the third-biggest opening weekend in the four-film “X-Men” franchise. It came in a few hundred thousand dollars behind the second movie, “X2: X-Men United,” and about $18 million behind the third one, “X-Men: The Last Stand.” It did far overtook the $54.5 million opening weekend of the first “X-Men” movie.
“Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” the annual start-of-summer rom-com counterprogramming, opened with $15.4 million to come in No. 2 on the box office charts.
The other wide opening, the 3-D animated “Battle for Terra,” featuring the voice of Oklahoman James Garner, opened at No. 12 with $1.1 million.
Last week’s No. 1 film, “Obsessed,” was in the third spot with another $12.1 million for a total of $46.9 millon.
Here is the top 12 movies, from the AP:
1. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” Fox, $85,058,003, 4,099 locations, $20,751 average, $85,058,003, one week.
2. “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” Warner Bros., $15,411,434, 3,175 locations, $4,854 average, $15,411,434, one week.
3. “Obsessed,” Sony Screen Gems, $12,052,151, 2,514 locations, $4,794 average, $46,854,485, two weeks.
4. “17 Again,” Warner Bros., $6,361,358, 3,255 locations, $1,954 average, $48,503,817, three weeks.
5. “Monsters vs. Aliens,” Paramount, $5,803,429, 2,626 locations, $2,210 average, $182,407,971, six weeks.
6. “The Soloist,” Paramount, $5,654,558, 2,033 locations, $2,781 average, $18,162,696, two weeks.
7. “Earth,” Disney, $4,340,235, 1,804 locations, $2,406 average, $22,004,284, two weeks.
8. “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” Disney, $4,164,185, 2,819 locations, $1,477 average, $70,946,323, four weeks.
9. “Fighting,” Universal, $4,011,465, 2,312 locations, $1,735 average, $17,344,805, two weeks.
10. “State of Play,” Universal, $3,715,980, 2,445 locations, $1,520 average, $30,944,180, three weeks.
11. “Fast & Furious,” Universal, $2,763,875, 2,547 locations, $1,085 average, $149,806,190, five weeks.
12. “Battle For Terra,” Roadside Attractions, $1,082,362, 1,160 locations, $933 average, $1,082,362, one week.
-BAM
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