May 30, 2006
X-Men 3 Makes Most Money Ever
Despite all the nay-saying and skepticism from many fans and critics, X-Men: The Last Stand showed this holiday weekend that Americans will pay anything to see Kelsey Grammer covered in hair, with the film bringing in $120.1 million, the largest holiday opening ever. The huge number showed that audiences are still willing to go to theaters, a notion supported by other relatively large openings like An Inconvenient Truth. Despite opening on only four screens in New York and LA, the global warming documentary was able to bring in an estimated $365,787, providing a healthy nest to fuel the "X3 Bonfire" following the premier.
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Comments
1. Posted by Praz on May 30, 2006 11:27 AM
Wow, this post is dripping with sarcasm.
This was my favorite X-Men movie, personally.
I have to say, though, that the theater was almost empty when we went yesterday.
2. Posted by Triumph Insult Dog on May 30, 2006 2:34 PM
This movie blew chunks! I know I'm a fanboy and all, but we got scammed!
All this time Ratner and these studio weasels have been at comic conventions and putting teaser on the Web and TV to get diehard fans to see this movie just to dish out this lame crap!!
If you don't know the genre, you'll love it. If you have every read an X-men comic book in your life, YOU WILL HATE IT!
They killed the franchise and gave all fanboys the finger! Good luck, "Superman"...
3. Posted by sweetcheeks on May 30, 2006 8:51 PM
Why the fuck did they just DISPOSE of Mystique?!! Ten minutes into it, she's a brunette with no clothes and no friends. Fuckin' A.
P.S. I hate Dr. Jean Grey/Linda Blair.
P.P.S. I don't know if you stuck around past the credits, but apparently there was some scene where Moira is tending to -- you guessed it, here it comes -- CHARLES XAVIER! So, the mutant cure ISN'T rally permanant and Dr. Jean doesn't really kill?
4. Posted by BarryAllen on June 1, 2006 2:33 PM
X3 isn't bad if you accept the fact it's only meant to be a mindless popcorn flick to appease the "typical movie go'er".
5. Posted by punctiliouspig on June 5, 2006 9:55 AM
yeah miwatchmovie man shouldve warned people to stay past the credits..but only if you want to see how theyll keep the franchise open.
and yeah jean grey as an out-of-control uber-xman who needs to be controlled by a lesser mutant, used by a lesser mutant and killed or 'saved' by a lesser mutant? shut up.