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“Wolverine” Claws Its Way To The Top Of The Box Office

The WolverineHollywood’s summer tentpole strategy continued to suffer in North America with the muted debut ofThe Wolverine, but the X-Men spin-off more than made up for it overseas. The 20th Century Fox pic opened to a less than expected $55 million domestically and roughly $86.1 million internationally for a worldwide total of $141.1 million — easily covering the film’s $120 million production budget. Internationally, it posted the strongest opening ever for anX-Men title.

The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, July 28, are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Wolverine, The20th Century Fox$55,000,0003,92414,016$55,000,000
2Conjuring, TheWarner Bros.$22,130,0003,0227,322$83,866,628
3Despicable Me 2Universal$16,024,3603,4764,610$306,412,945
4Turbo20th Century Fox$13,325,0003,8093,498$55,767,998
5Grown Ups 2Sony$11,500,0003,2583,529$101,663,771
6Red 2Lionsgate$9,400,0003,0163,116$35,074,356
7Pacific RimWarner Bros.$7,540,0002,6022,897$84,026,104
8Heat, The20th Century Fox$6,850,0002,3842,873$141,244,744
9R.I.P.D.Universal$5,856,7502,8502,055$24,351,730
10Fruitvale StationThe Weinstein Company$4,657,0001,0644,376$6,339,316
11Way, Way Back, TheFox Searchlight$3,300,0008863,724$8,931,441
12World War ZParamount$2,760,0001,4401,916$192,619,546

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