‘Wolverine’ finishes weekend with $85.1 million debut, down $2 million from Sunday estimate

‘Wolverine’ finishes weekend with $85.1M debut

LOS ANGELES — Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is rolling in dough, though his movie pulled in a little less money than originally estimated.

According to final studio numbers Monday, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” took in $85.1 million over opening weekend. That’s almost $2 million less than 20th Century Fox projected a day earlier.

Final numbers on big movies often differ from earlier projections, because Sunday figures are based on estimates of how big the crowds will be that day.

Based on the final figures, “Wolverine” now ranks as the third-biggest opening weekend in the “X-Men” franchise. It came in a few hundred thousand dollars behind the second movie, “X2: X-Men United,” and about $18 million behind the third one, “X-Men: The Last Stand.”