As expected, X-Men Origins: Wolverine took down the pants of all May 1 contenders and paddled their bum-parts with its box office might. Wolverine opened up with pretty much what data showed it was tracking for, roughly $87 million. Not the 100+ million opening seen by its predecessor or even Spider-Man/Pirates of the Caribbean, but not underperforming either– in short, no surprises. From all feedback I’ve noted, the movie is a crowd-pleaser despite its critical loathing, so I won’t begin …
Tag: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
We didn’t really cover much of the “Oooooo! Someone’s in double-dutch!!” that was the X-Men Origins: Wolverine internet leak. You know, the unprecedented full feature, major-tentpole-leak-a-month-before-it-hit-theaters X-Men Origins: Wolverine internet leak? The one that had 20th Century Fox calling up the FBI, threatening major jail time and promising it was only an “early version” (i.e.- if you think it sucks, we’ve got our butts covered just long enough to delay any potential bad word of mouth). Still, it happened. And …