Hugh Jackman's 'The Wolverine' Wobbles in U.S. but Rips Up Foreign Box Office
Associated Press/Twentieth Century Fox, Ben Rothstein - This publicity photo released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine in a scene from the film, "The Wolverine." (AP Photo/Twentieth … more "The Wolverine" dominated the U.S. box office over the weekend, but the estimated $55 million haul for the Hugh Jackman superhero movie was less than distributor Fox had hoped for. It didn't come close to matching the $85 million three-day debut 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and could wind up being the lowest domestic opening in the six-film "X-Men" franchise. "X-Men: First Class" debuted to $55.1 million in 2011 and the original "X-Men" opened to $54.4 million back in 2000. But the Marvel comics-inspired "Wolverine" was a force overseas this weekend. It opened in 126 countries – every major market except Japan and China -- and brought in $86 million, the bes