Logan Leads International Box Office

Logan is officially a global sensation. Logan opened to $152.5 million at the foreign box office. [...]

By Jamie Lovett - March 5, 2017 12:16 pm EST

Logan is officially a global sensation. Logan opened to $152.5 million at the foreign box office. Combined with the $85.3 million it made domestically, that brings Logan's worldwide box office total to $237.8 million in its first 3 days.

Logan had a budget of $97 million and was the widest domestic opening for an R-rated film ever. You can see how Logan's opening weekend compares to other superhero movies by checking out ComicBook's list of Top Grossing Comic Book Movies.

Logan has garnered near universe critical praise. ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis called Logan "the perfect finale." The film currently has an 88.48 ComicBook Composite score, the second-highest ComicBook Composite score of any comic book movie, and a 4.72 out of 5 user rating, making it the top rated of all comic book movies among ComicBook.com readers. Let us know what you thought of Logan by rating it below.

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In Logan, in the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Logan is the final performance as Wolverine for Hugh Jackman. Jackman has played Wolverine for 17 years and through nine movies: the original X-Men trilogy, the prequel X-Men trilogy (though two of those appearances were cameos), and the Wolverine trilogy.

Logan also introduces a possible heir to Wolverine's mantle in Laura, a.k.a. X-23, a clone young female clone of Wolverine with his claws, healing factor and fierce fighting skills.

Logan is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Frank and Michael Green, from a story by Mangold, and also stars Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen.

Logan is now playing in theaters.

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