Logan Is Fifth-Highest R-Rated Opening Of All Time

03/05/2017 02:45 pm EST

The box office numbers are rolling in for Logan, Hugh Jackman's final Wolverine movie. Logan is the biggest box-office opening of the year so far and the best opening for Jackman's solo Wolverine movies. In addition, Logan now has the fifth-best opening for an R-rated movie ever.

That spot was previously held by Fifty Shades of Grey, which had edged out The Passion of the Christ. Fox's other R-rated Marvel movie, Deadpool, still sits comfortably as the biggest R-rated opening ever, followed by The Matrix Reloaded, American Sniper, and The Hangover Part II.

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, regardless of rating, 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 88.54 ComicBook Composite score, the second-highest ComicBook Composite score of any comic book movie, and a 4.73 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.

More Logan news:

• Surprise X-Force Character Debut
• Classic X-Men Villain Easter Egg
• Where Have All The Mutants Gone

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