Fox and Marvel s The Wolverine may not be the box office superhero Hollywood anticipated but it s still packing a punch.
The X Men spinoff starring Hugh Jackman was on track for one of the best debuts of the summer with early predictions of as much as $80 million at the U.S. box office putting an end to Hollywood s big budget losing streak. But on Friday early ticket sales indicated that Fox s 3D sequel was slowing down to a pace that would likely result in an estimated $63 million weekend.
Fox initially projected a $65 million debut for Jackman s Wolverine sequel downplaying expectations for the $100 million film but given the popularity of the X Men franchise combined with the fact that The Wolverine is the only new wide release over the July 26 weekend the number was expected to jump.
Still The Wolverine is hardly a flop.
Produced for over $100 million The Wolverine earned an impressive $4 million Thursday night and is performing ahead of 2011 s X Men First Class which went on to gross $55.6 million in its 2011 debut.
The Wolverine is also riding a 67% fresh rating from RottenTomatoes.com and opens day and date in 62 territories in what should be a pretty substantial weekend worldwide for the James Mangold directed film.
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Woody Allen s Blue Jasmine bowing at six locations should cross $100 000 with a current $20 000 per screen average. Lines were snaking around the block for early evening screenings in New York while Hollywood s Arclight Theaters were nearly sold out for Friday night shows.
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