X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Disney Pixar’s Up dominated the box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $68.2 million. It’s in third place for Pixar releases, behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo.

Disney distribution president Chuck Viane said today, "I think the sell was easier than that. We sold a great story. We showed a great comedy."

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian continued to bring in big numbers, surpassing the $100,000,00 mark with $105.3 million.

Here are the top ten movies from the May 29-31 weekend:

Up: $68.2 million
Night at the Museum 2: $25.5 million
Drag Me to Hell: $16.6 million
Terminator Salvation: $16.1 million
Star Trek: $12.8 million
Angels & Demons: $11.2 million
Dance Flick: $4.9 million
Wolverine: $3.9 million
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: $1.9 million
Obsessed: $665,000

Tom Hanks still knows how to bring in those numbers! His latest film Angels and Demons brought in a whopping $48 million dollars at the domestic box office this weekend, and $152 million worldwide!

Star Trek is still going strong, finishing with $43 million in their second week. The movie has gotten mixed reviews, and fell short of matching its predecessor, The Da Vinci Code, which banked $77 million its 2006 opening.

Here are the top ten movies from the May 15-17 weekend:

Angels and Demons: $48 million

Star Trek: $43 million

X-Men Origins: Wolverine: $14.8 million

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: $6.8 million Obsessed: $4.5 million

17 Again: $3.4 million

Monsters vs. Aliens: $3million

The Soloist: $2.4 million

Next Day Air: $2.3 million

Earth: $1.6 million

NEW IN THEATERS:

Star Trek: Kirk, Spock, Bones and the rest of the Enterprise crew boldly go where no one has gone before in J.J. Abrams re-imagining of the final frontier.

Next Day Air: Things get wildly out of control when two bumbling criminals accidentally receive a package of grade-A cocaine.

Little Ashes: Robert Pattinson stars in the story of young Salvador Dali and his unique relationship with Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunuel.

ALSO IN THEATERS:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Hugh Jackman returns to action as Logan, in the story behind the X-Men's adamantium-clawed mutant superhero.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner star in the tale of a perpetual bachelor who is haunted by the women of his past relationships.

Obsessed: Beyonce Knowles and Ali Larter star in a thriller about an unhinged stalker who threatens to destroy a happy family and career.

Wolverine topped the domestic box office this past weekend, and a sequel to the film is already in the works. Hugh Jackman and his business partner at Seed Productions John Palermo are already in talks to develop the follow-up. And of course, that means he’ll be starring in it!

According to Variety, Jackman and Palermo are focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series. The setting would be Japan, which was teased during the film’s end credits. The plot would revolve around Wolverine training to be a samurai. Seed will produce the film, but a writer hasn’t been hired yet.

Jackman told MTV, “I won’t lie to you, I have been talking to writers. I’m a big fan of the Japanese saga in the comic book. I love the idea of this anarchic character — the outsider — being in this world. I can see it aesthetically, too, full of honor and tradition and customs, and someone who’s really anti all of that, trying to negotiate his way."

But the sequel won’t be all action and no romance. Jackman told MTV part of the story would be about Mariko, one of Wolverine’s lost loves.

Jackman also has four other films in pre-production right now, so we don’t know when he’ll find the time to do the sequel. But we’re hoping for next year!