Pamela McClintock of Variety:
... 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” grossed $87 million from 4,099 runs at the domestic box office.
That’s the second-best opening of the four “X-Men” movies after “X-Men:The Last Stand,” which had the advantage in opening over Memorial Day in 2003. “Last Stand” grossed more than $102 million for the four-day holiday weekend.
“Wolverine’s” impressive bow came despite a working copy of the movie being pirated a month before the film’s opening. Studio isn’t sure how much the piracy ate into the box office, but some insiders suggest it could be as much as $20 million.
The Fox-Marvel prequel is the widest opening in Fox’s history.
Warner Bros. and New Line’s “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” offering an alternative for women, opened to $15.3 million from 3,175 runs to land at No. 2 after “Wolverine.”
"Wolverine" dropped only 15% from Friday to Saturday. Many had thought the pic will drop more, since fanboy-driven movies often see significant declines.
“Ghosts” performed in line with last year’s “Made of Honor,” which opened to $14.8 million on the same weekend a year ago.
That’s also the same weekend that Paramount’s “Iron Man” bowed. “Iron Man” opened to $102 million.
'Wolverine' thrashes box office...
Nicole Sperling of EW:
It couldn't top its predecessors, but X-Men Origins: Wolverine still brought in quite a haul, grossing an estimated $87 million for the opening weekend of the summer movie season....
I guess we can expect X-Men Origins: Magneto to now move forward....?
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