X-Men Takes Home $56 Million

Audiences haven't tired of the mutant-superhero franchise X-Men, as the reboot X-Men: First Class took home the box-office crown, opening to $56 million in its debut weekend. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the film boasted a new cast of up-and-comers, led by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, and managed to beat the opening weekend gross of the original X-Men, which made $54.5 million in 2000. The Hangover: Part II came in second, dropping a steep 62 percent in its second weekend for a take of $32.4 million, and an overall domestic gross of $186.9 million. A few films reached milestones this weekend, as Bridesmaids crossed the $100 million mark, showing legs by earning $12.1 million in its fourth weekend, and the action franchise Fast Five became the year’s first film to reach the $200 million mark at the domestic box office.