Howling success

Beijing audiences are pouring into theaters despite easy online access to one of the biggest movies of the year. X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaped to the top of the box office with a $87 million opening weekend in the US and grossed 10 million yuan in China on its opening day, May 3, two days after its global premiere.

This trend shoots the latest X-Men blockbuster up with the three previous installment in which Hugh Jackman plays mutant superhero Wolverine.

Hunky Hugh and his super friends won first place at the Chinese box office during the recent three-day May Holiday, with total box office takings of 60 million yuan.