X-Men 2

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'X2' Speeds to $155 Million Worldwide Opening

Sunday May 4

Reuters

The massively hyped comic book adventure movie "X2: X-Men United" stormed cinemas worldwide over the weekend, earning $155.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.

The three-day tally included $85.85 million from North America, a figure that propelled the film to No. 4 on the list of openers, behind reigning champion "Spider-Man" and the two "Harry Potter" movies.

The international total was $69.3 million. The film was budgeted at about $110 million.

"X2: X-Men United," a sequel based on the popular Marvel comic books about a pack of ostracized mutant savants, was released by Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.'s Fox Entertainment Group Inc . The studio partnered on the film with Marvel Studios, a unit of Marvel Enterprises Inc .

The film's ensemble includes actors Hugh Jackman ("Wolverine"), Halle Berry ("Storm") and Sir Ian McKellen ("Magneto"). The first film in the series, 2000's "X-Men," opened with $54.5 million in North America and went on to earn $157.3 million domestically and more than $290 million worldwide.

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Sorry about that spoiler.. Good thing you edited my post carl ...

I was just so excited about the movie