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Garners the biggest opening in the U.S for 2009 & now the biggest opening in India as well!

It’s the biggest opening this year for any Hollywood film in India

It’s the 2nd biggest opening for any Fox movie ever in India after Slumdog Millionaire (16 crores in first week)

After the long drought at cinemas, it seems Bollywood is taking a little while to gear up, while Hollywood overtakes at the box office with films like “X-Men Origins: Wolverine’.

With a weekend collection of 7 crores rupees, the film has grossed a whopping Rs.10 crores in its opening week.

“It (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) fared well in its opening weekend, thereby proving [yet again] that a Hollywood film can give a run for the money to their Hindi counterparts.” – Taran Adarsh, Trade Analyst

Fans all over the country welcomed mutant superhero film “X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ with a humungous response, proving that Indian movie goers prefer good Hollywood movies over run-of-the-mill Bollywood films.

A 20th Century Fox film starring Hugh Jackman, the film opened in India on June 19th in English and Hindi and has garnered one of the highest openings among Hollywood films in India, beating films like “Fast and the furious 4′, “Angels and Demons’, “The Dark Knight’, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’.

Says Mr. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India, “The first week collections of Wolverine are a landmark for Fox and we are expecting a strong second week too.

Besides, the record breaking collections of Wolverine across the country are a very encouraging sign for Hollywood films, with sequels like “Ice Age 3′ and “Night at the Museum 2′ slated for release in the following weeks.”

Internationally, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ has grossed $160 million in its opening weekend and has crossed 350$ million worldwide & still counting. The film had got the best opening for the year and is on its way to become one of the biggest grosser out of Hollywood this year, beating flicks like Fast & the Furious 4 and Terminator Salvation in terms of box office collections not only in the US, but also worldwide.

Released under the banner of 20th Century Fox (Fox Star Studios India), “X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ stars Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Live Schreiber & Dominic Monaghan and is Directed by Gavin Hood.

Here Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar – as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of X-MEN, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated. -Sampurn Media