Jackman flexes box office muscle as "Wolverine"

Marking the arrival of the summer movie season, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" delivered big numbers at the box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $87 million.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Hugh Jackman's much anticipated "Wolverine" overcame critics' mixed reviews to claim the top spot. But despite its strong showing, the film fell short of 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand," which brought in over $100 million in its opening weekend.

Matthew McConaughey's romantic comedy, "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," followed a distant second with an estimated $15.3 million. Beyonce's thriller movie "Obsessed" held its own for the second weekend in a row, raking in an estimated $12 million.

As usual, mixed reviews dominated the Twitterverse:

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   JoiTaniaSigers Wolverine is amazing. Any critic who says otherwise either didn't get it or was turned down by Hugh Jackman a couple of times. See it!
   
   


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   tolentinoje @RyanHoyt Saw Wolverine. It's a P.A.M. Perfectly acceptable movie. Didn't knock me out of my chair, but didn't feel like I wasted my money.
   


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   dianarwallach Wolverine had some amazing special effects. But the most jaw dropping feat was that Hugh Jackman's body was not CGI. Wow.
   
   


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   Eloi_Casali Save yourself $12 and watch this 30-second condensed version of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine.": http://tinyurl.com/dkpxp4
   
   


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   toastjammer Here's my question for Wolverine: Origin. Why are the action scenes in the video game of the movie, so much better than the movie?
   
   

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   Choncie So I seen Ghosts of Girlfriends Past last night, and it got me thinkn...what would mines say...lol
   
   


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   aliciamalone Ghosts of girlfriends past - silly, predictable but funnier than I expected and saved by Jen Garner, she is so sweet!
   
   


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   truehigh Meanwhile, Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past learns that even opening wide with a strong campaign doesn't change the fact that it sucks.
   
   


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   absolutchrys Ghosts of Girlfriends Past? Does Matthew McConaughey make ANYTHING that's not pure garbage? My god! http://tinyurl.com/czde6o
   
   


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   megs1221 Ghosts of girlfriends past was cute, yet made me awfully reflective on my own life & behavior :-/
   
   


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   cdooley325 saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. I am inspired, McConaughey's character at the beginning is my new role model.
   
   


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   pwestervelt Saw ghosts of girlfriends past this weekend. Total formula but still fun for a Sunday afternoon
   
   

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   JenneyMarie Laughed through "Obsessed." I cant seem to take Beyonce seriously as an actor, sorry, no oscar doll! lol
   
   


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   c_green_lights obsessed was awesome! beyonce kicked booty and Ali carter was the ultimate
   
   


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   StaceyLynneL Saw Obsessed this weekend... okay I'm not hatin on a diva but..... hand Beyonce a microphone not a movie camera. I'm just saying....
   
   


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   iamelika saw obsessed, i liked beyonce's performance but wasnt completely sold on the whole movie.