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Logan roars to massive debut
Logan tore into the weekend box office, opening to a massive $85.3 million and proving that moviegoers will show up in force for R-rated comic book movies. The superhero spinoff marks Hugh Jackman’s last turn as Wolverine after 17 years of donning the adamantium claws.Reuters
Logan tore into the weekend box office, opening to a massive $85.3 million and proving that moviegoers will show up in force for R-rated comic book movies. The superhero spinoff marks Hugh Jackman’s last turn as Wolverine after 17 years of donning the adamantium claws.
As the movie business grows more saturated with stories about costumed vigilantes, studios are trying to find ways to differentiate their own comic book adaptations. Like Deadpool before it, Logan demonstrates that adults will turn out for tentpole fare that is bloodier and more profane than your average X-Men movie.
Logan was produced by 20th Century Fox and cost $97 million to make. Set in the near future, it follows Wolverine and an ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart), who leaving their hiding place on the Mexican border to help a young mutant (Dafne Keen). James Mangold, who previously collaborated with Jackman on 2013’s “The Wolverine,” directed the movie and co-wrote the screenplay. Critics embraced the film, hailing it as a comic book movie with bite, with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman writing that “Logan” “...brings the saga to a satisfying finish.”
Despite Logan’s dominance, Blumhouse and Universal’s Get Out kept going strong. The low-budget thriller racked up $26.1 million. Fresh off its best picture win, Moonlight grossed over $2.5 million and crossed the $25 million mark.