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Box Office Review - May 3, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine WINS

WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, MAY 1-3, 2009 Rank. Movie Title - Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #

1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $87.0 million | 4,099 | $87.0 million | 1

2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - $15.3 million | 3,175 | $15.3 million | 1

3. Obsessed - $12.2 million | 2,514 | $47.0 million | 2

4. 17 Again - $6.4 million | 3,255 | $48.5 million | 3

5. Monsters Vs. Aliens - $5.8 million | 2,626 | $182.4 million | 6

Source: boxofficemojo.com

Well, did you like Wolverine? If so, I want to hear from you. I thought the fighting wasn't bad ... and the compliments end there. Jackman didn't even have the right swagger. X-Men: The Last Stand made $103 million opening weekend, and Iron Man made $99 million, so did X-Men Origins: Wolverine fail?

More importantly, I've seen Star Trek twice now, and like it. But I don't think it will make $87 million opening weekend. It will be less, but I think in the end it will be more successful than Wolverine, which should be done making money after its third week.