X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009 | Action, Sci-Fi, 1900s, 1970s, Adaptation, Adventure, Comic Book Adaptation, Origin Story, Past, Prequel, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.

Scores

Overall Score
88.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.2%
Review Aggregate
51.4

Critic Consensus

37.3% Fresh • 252 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 37% of 252 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarkvisually strikingaction-packedgrittyfunnyemotionalcharacter-drivenstylizedromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hugh Jackman2009$20,000,000 source$29,249,420reported
Liev Schreiber2009$9,957,000$14,562,000(est)
Danny Huston2009$7,496,000$10,963,000(est)
Dominic Monaghan2009$6,129,000$8,964,000(est)
Ryan Reynolds2009$5,243,000$7,667,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count255
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes559,549

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$179,883,150$263,073,891
International2009$193,179,710$282,519,724
Worldwide2009$373,062,850$545,593,600

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2009$167,213,459$244,544,835
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,993,000$5,839,647
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,280,000$1,871,963
Physical Rentals ?2009$16,308,000$23,849,977
Physical Purchases ?2009$34,848,000$50,964,189
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$50,367,282$73,660,689
Total Revenues2009$274,009,741$400,731,300
Expenses
Budget ?2009$150,000,000$219,370,650
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$64,430,000 (est)$94,227,007 (est)
Participations2009$21,921,000$32,058,827
Residuals ?2009$6,404,000$9,365,664
Interest & Overhead2009$18,000,000$26,324,478
Total Expenses2009$260,755,000$381,346,626
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$13,254,741$19,384,674

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