‘X-Men’ storms to record opening weekend

[Cannikin]

‘The Last Stand’ takes in $107 million to set new Memorial Day record



LOS ANGELES - "X-Men: The Last Stand" stormed to an estimated $107 million three-day opening, the largest ever for Memorial Day weekend and the fourth-biggest in box office history.

Preliminary estimates were released Sunday for the third installment of the series featuring a cast of mutants with names like Storm (Halle Berry), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn).

The 20th Century Fox film opened in 3,690 theaters and grossed a whopping $28,997 per theater.

On the all-time list, "X-Men: The Last Stand" ranks behind only "Spider-Man," "Star Wars: Episode III" and "Shrek 2" for opening weekend gross. None of the other films opened on a holiday weekend, which usually gives movies a boost.

For Memorial Day openers, "X-Men" crushed the previous three-day high of $72 million, set by "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" in 1997.

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[Cannikin]

1. Morning kick

[Deja Q]

2. How quickly before Storm's lightning fizzles out?

[NewJeffCT]

3. I still haven't seen it yet...

so, it will get at least $10 more one of these days...

[Cannikin]

5. I'll be seeing it again in a few days. I need to see the last scene and..

the 'bonus' scene after the credits. I missed it the first time around

[Cannikin]

4. I dont think its got any big competition until Superman next month