Monday, July 29, 2013
'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown
Actor Hugh Jackman poses at the UK Premiere of ''The Wolverine'' at Leicester Square in London July 16, 2013.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics' sharp-clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office in a summer that hasn't been kind to some other big-budget action films.
"The Conjuring," a low-budget horror film, was second with $22.1 million in ticket sales in theaters in the United States and Canada. The film has generated nearly $84 million in overall ticket sales and cost only about $20 million to make.
The animated film "Despicable Me 2," featuring the voice of comic Steve Carell, was third with $16 million in ticket sales in its fourth week in movie theaters, according to studio estimates. The film was made by Universal Pictures and has collected more than $306 million in domestic ticket sales.
"Wolverine" kicked off with a much stronger start than some of the summer's other big-budget action films. "R.I.P.D.," "Pacific Rim," "The Lone Ranger" and "White House Down" each started with $37 million or less in their opening weekends in North American theaters.
"The Wolverine," was made by 20th Century, a unit of 21st Century Fox, which also distributed "Turbo." "The Conjuring" was released by Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp, released "Despicable Me 2."
(Reporting By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud; editing by Christopher Wilson)
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