"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" may have been the big winner at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night, but when it came to drawin...
While the first "X-Men" movie took in less than "First Class" when it debuted in 2000, with adjustments for ticket-price inflation it fared better than the new film. Eighty-eight percent of critics liked "X-Men: First Class," according to film-review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (aka "X-Men 4"), in comparison, sits at 37 percent on the Tomatometer.
In non-mutant movie news, "The Hangover Part II" fell from the top spot to #2 at the box office in its second weekend of release, while suffering a sharp 62-percent decline (much greater than its predecessor). The poorly reviewed comedy sequel took in $32.4 million, for an overall $186.8 million total. "Kung Fu Panda 2" was #3 at the box office with $18 million, for a two-week total of $100 million. Johnny Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" was #4 with $18 million, for a $190.2 million total.
"Bridesmaids," the only movie in the top five that isn't a sequel, crossed the $100 million mark. The female-ensemble-led comedy made $12.1 million over the weekend to bring its total earnings to $107.2 million. "Fast Five," meanwhile, crossed the $200 million domestic box-office mark.
Welsh coming-of-age story "Submarine," tragic drama "Beautiful Boy" and Ewan McGregor's "Beginners" opened in limited release. Next weekend's big new release is JJ Abrams' "Super 8."
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