California - X-Men flick prequel - "Wolverine" grabbed the US summer box office list with an opening day gross of $35 million from almost 4,100 cinemas nationwide. Hugh Jackman's flick ranked second on overall "X-Men" flicks based on opening day gross performance, behind "X-Men: The last stand" with $45.1 million gross.
With the absence of the notable character Storm played by Halle Berry, Jackman's "Wolverine" opening gross came safely ahead of the second installment "X2: X-Men United" which opened on May 2003 with $31 million, but weaker if compared to Robert Downey Jr.'s "Iron Man" with an opening day gross of $38.7 million.
Beyonce's cat fight flick "Obsessed" landed third with $4.2 million, while Warner Bros' romantic-comedy flick "Ghost of Girlfriend's Past" landed 2nd with $5.6 million. Zac Efron's "17 Again" in mediocre 4th with $2 million, while Downey Jr. and Foxx's "The Soloist" grabbed the 5th spot with $1.7 million on its 8th day of showing.
With the absence of the notable character Storm played by Halle Berry, Jackman's "Wolverine" opening gross came safely ahead of the second installment "X2: X-Men United" which opened on May 2003 with $31 million, but weaker if compared to Robert Downey Jr.'s "Iron Man" with an opening day gross of $38.7 million.
Beyonce's cat fight flick "Obsessed" landed third with $4.2 million, while Warner Bros' romantic-comedy flick "Ghost of Girlfriend's Past" landed 2nd with $5.6 million. Zac Efron's "17 Again" in mediocre 4th with $2 million, while Downey Jr. and Foxx's "The Soloist" grabbed the 5th spot with $1.7 million on its 8th day of showing.
