‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ did much better at the box office opening weekend than most had originally predicted (but less than the final weekend estimate). Friday posted $34.4 million (with $5 million from the midnight shows), Saturday came in at $29.3 million and Sunday at $21.3 for a weekend total of $85.1 million.

Wow.

To put that in perspective, ‘Wolverine’ already is the #518 domestic grossing film of all time, having slashed past ‘Die Hard’, ‘Alien’ and ‘Cloverfield’.

With international box office estimated at $73 million, ‘Wolverine’ has amassed $158.1 million worldwide, clocking in as the #478 grossing film of all time worldwide. That puts ‘Wolverine’ just ahead of ‘Crimson Tide’, ‘License to Kill’ and ‘Scooby-Doo’.

In Other Wolverine Movie News…
–IGN: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ – From Comics to Film (Wolverine & the Blob | threads)
–Yahoo! Movies: Hugh Jackman on His ‘Wolverine’ Workout & Diet (details)
–Marvel News: X-Men Origins Up Close (Hugh Jackman | Liev Schreiber)
–Marvel News: Wolverine Movie Video Bios (Wolverine & the Blog)

In Wolverine Video Game News…
–Reviews: Ranging from Good to Near Perfect (Newsarama | Gamespot | IGN | threads)
–CBR: Getty Gritty with the Makers of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Video Game (details)
–Marvel News: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Video Game Q&A (Brian Raffel)

In Wolverine Comic Book News…
–CBR: Chris Claremont Talks Wolverine’s Origins (details)
–Newsarama: Wolverine’s Top 10 Comic Book Battles with His Film Co-Stars (details)

Probable (and Possible) Wolverine Appearances in stores on 5/06/09…
–Astonishing Tales #4 (preview): More Wolverine, Punisher and Predator X…
–Cable #14 (preview): ‘Messiah War’, Part 4…
–Exiles #2 (preview): Starring Wolverine’s shiny skeleton…