You can't keep a good X-Man down.
Hugh Jackman's movie prequel "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has leaped to the top of the box office with an $US87 million ($NZ156.44 million) opening weekend.
That puts it right in the pack with the three previous "X-Men" movies in which Jackman played the character of mutant superhero Wolverine.
The trilogy's final chapter, "X-Men: The Last Stand," had the franchise's best opening with $US102.8 million ($NZ184.85 million).
But "Wolverine" came in ahead of the first two movies. "X-Men" did $US54.5 million ($NZ98.00 million) in its first weekend and "X2: X-Men United" did $US85.6 million ($NZ153.92 million).
Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner's romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" debuted in second place with $US15.3 ($NZ27.51 million).
