May 1, 2009 by Brian Gallagher

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Takes in $4.4 Million from Midnight Shows

The first film of the summer movie season got off to a solid start at midnight last night. According to Variety, X-Men Origins: Wolverine took in between $4.4 million and $5 million from midnight screenings last night.

20th Century Fox was still tallying the receipts from the midnight shows, so an official figure wasn't announced as of yet. Last year, Iron Man kicked off the summer season with a $5 million take from late Thursday night screenings, en route to an impressive $102 million opening weekend.

It was said that the midnight screenings were held in approximately 2,000 theaters nationwide. The film opens in 4,099 theaters today, the widest release Fox has ever had. While Fox estimated a $70 million opening weekend for the film, the end result could be much higher.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released May 1st, 2009 and stars Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch. The film is directed by Gavin Hood.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (30)

  1. nathan_lease

    Sh*tty

    3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag

  2. StreetsDiciple

    what were the weekends end result numbers?

    3 years agoby @streetsdicipleFlag

  3. Newkill3000

    Avenger, i think it's going to tank like Watchmen. A lot of people i know are very disappointed after seeing this. It'll definitely drop.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  4. The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze

    Awsome news, although i think its too early to tell if itl reach Irom man succes, after all Watchmen opened stong and tanked after opening weekend.

    3 years agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag

  5. Newkill3000

    He looked like f*cking Baraka from Mortal Kombat.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  6. thereisnoname

    I really liked how Deadpool, or Weapon XI, had katanas that protruded from his arms. That was cool and made perfect sense. No. That was lame and idiotic.

    3 years agoby @thereisnonameFlag

  7. Shelley

    Everyone has their own taste in movies and some will really enjoy this film while other will criticise the hell out of it. But a failure it is not, a sequel is already in the works.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  8. Mizari

    Much beter storyline then the previous X-men movies. the whole War flash back thing reminded me of Highlander. Im not gonna be one of those guys that points out every flaw in every movie they see. but i will admit there was a few.

    3 years agoby @mizariFlag

  9. DR. DUB A

    A failure in my eyes also

    3 years agoby @drdoubleaaFlag

  10. thereisnoname

    This movie was terrible. But I wasn't disappointed, because I didn't expect it to be good in the first place. The only thing worth mentioning is the acting from some of the cast, mostly Jackman and Schreiber. Hell, I figured out how it was going to end by watching the trailers. I had hoped to be proven wrong on this one, but it was a failure in my eyes.

    3 years agoby @thereisnonameFlag

  11. MovieBuff

    4weston7.... the 4.4 million is an estimate of the MIDNIGHT showings only. It actually made 35 million on Friday alone... so expect it to come real close to your 100 million. I say about 90 to 100 million.

    3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag

  12. Newkill3000

    Even though it didn't do it for me, i congratulate Hugh with his solo flick doing so well. Almost beat the one day opening that Iron Man made a year ago.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  13. Shelley

    Read the article, 4.4 million from the midnight showing.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  14. 4weston7

    Wow 4.4 million thats really low.Fox estimated $70 million this weekend.Thats really low I thought it would atleast make $100 million.

    3 years agoby @4weston7Flag

  15. T.Clark

    I agree 100% with Newkill. It's nothing special.

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  16. WiseGuy

    I really enjoyed this film and thought it had great action, awesome speical effects, and also a good story.

    3 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag

  17. GK

    Good way to start the summer.

    3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag

  18. Shelley

    Marcus I agree with you 100%. See the film the way it was meant to be seen, in the theater.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  19. Marcus-07

    I saw the movie online and I saw finished version yesterday in cinema with my pals. I have to say that I enjojed the movie in cinema 5 times better than online. Don't watch that movie online! If U like Wolverine character U will love this movie no matter Deadpool's screw up. This movie is about Woverine and his past with Sabertooth( he is great in this movie,I love how is he presented to the audience). Victor Creed and Wolverine are great and that is all you need. The rest comes as a bonus. I was looking for Stan Lee but guess he wasn't in this marvel movie...Forget about that retarded Sabertooth in X-men movie. This one is the best!:)

    3 years agoby @marcus-07Flag

  20. Newkill3000

    Who gives a f*ck how much money this film makes. It's not a great film. It's just okay.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  21. JonSpidey07

    cool
    the movie will prolly make around $70-80 million over the weekend

    3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag

  22. MovieBuff

    Agent Vis... Watchmen made 4.6 million but was considered a failure AFTER its first weekend when its boxoffice numbers plummetted... not the day after its great opening night. It was after the bad reviews and bad word of mouth that killed it.

    And another thing. Wolverine made 4.4 to 5 million dollars in midnight showings DESPITE the fact it had already been seen by millions online. Watchmen can't say that.

    3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag

  23. Chad Vital

    The movie itself is good, they messed up Deadpool but it doesn't really bother me since I don't really care THAT much about him. If they woulda f*cked up WOLVERINE then I'd be pissed. Gambit was okay, had a generic role, had a pimp cane, had a hick accent for some reason, had no mask thingy, he was more of a disapointment than Deadpool personally. The movie looked so much better finished though haha. Still the best x-men movie out.

    3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag

  24. The Narrator: The Better Man

    It was a 4.0 film solid. Deadpool was a serious downer. Also, has anyone seen the District 9 video? It is truly awesome!

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  25. J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director

    This film was awesome on cinema and yes i contrubuted despite i saw the leaked, only went to see it because i won the ticks and the advance screenings were showing an uncut version to the film.

    Still can't believe they messed up Deadpool though by making him Weapon XI, but oh well what can you do now. Its done and dusted.

    Was a great action film though, with comical laughs.

    OOOOOOOOOO SHINY

    3 years agoby @chronicFlag

  26. jono1018

    the dark knight 18.6 million f*ck u marvel

    3 years agoby @jono1018Flag

  27. Buriblazing

    good movie!

    3 years agoby @buriblazingFlag

  28. Newkill3000

    True point, Vis.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  29. T.Clark

    Watchmen made 4.6 million in midnight showings and was considered a box office failure.

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  30. Shelley

    I know I would have gone at midnight if I had been able too. Can't wait to see this Sunday!

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

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