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‘Wolverine’ claws its way to No. 1 box office spot

May 3, 2009 - 3:53 pm
 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You can't keep a good X-Man down. Hugh Jackman's prequel "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" leaped to the top of the box office with an $87 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates today. That put the movie right in the pack with the three previous "X-Men" movies in which Jackman played mutant superhero Wolverine.

The Warner Bros. romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, debuted in second place with $15.3 million.

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