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Reception
Box office performance
The first three X-Men films and Deadpool set opening records in North America: X-Men had the highest July opening yet,[132] while X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand earned the fourth-highest opening weekends yet and Deadpool got the largest opening weekend in February.[133][134][135] The records for the first three films have since been surpassed. The next three X-Men films after X-Men: The Last Stand opened lower than their predecessor and didn't set opening records.[136] In North America, Deadpool is the highest-grossing film in the series, and it also has the highest opening weekend.[131][135] Outside North America, X-Men: Days of Future Past has the highest opening weekend and is the highest-grossing film in the series.[131] Worldwide, Deadpool is the highest-grossing film in the series.[131]Film Release date Box office gross All time ranking Production budget Ref. United States Other territories North America Other territories Worldwide North America Worldwide X-Men July 14, 2000 July 13, 2000 $157,299,717 $139,039,810 $296,339,527 287 409 $75 million [121] X2 May 2, 2003 April 30, 2003 $214,949,694 $192,761,855 $407,711,549 153 235 $110 million [122] X-Men: The Last Stand May 26, 2006 May 24, 2006 $234,362,462 $224,997,093 $459,359,555 122 193 $210 million [123] X-Men Origins: Wolverine May 1, 2009 April 29, 2009 $179,883,157 $193,179,707 $373,062,864 220 267 $150 million [124] X-Men: First Class June 3, 2011 June 1, 2011 $146,408,305 $207,215,819 $353,624,124 328 301 $160 million [125] The Wolverine July 26, 2013 July 24, 2013 $132,556,852 $282,271,394 $414,828,246 398 226 $120 million [126] X-Men: Days of Future Past May 23, 2014 May 21, 2014 $233,921,534 $513,941,241 $747,862,775 124 75 $200 million [127] Deadpool February 12, 2016 February 10, 2016 $363,070,709 $420,042,270 $783,112,979 35 66 $58 million [128] X-Men: Apocalypse May 27, 2016 May 18, 2016 $155,442,489 $388,492,298 $543,934,787 293 144 $178 million [129] Logan March 3, 2017 March 1, 2017 $214,007,408 $372,925,139 $586,932,547 156 128 $97 million [130] Total $2,031,902,327 $6,291,192,885 $4,966,768,953 $1.358 billion [131]
The X-Men film series is the second-highest-grossing film series based on Marvel Comics characters after Marvel Cinematic Universe.[137] In North America, it is the seventh-highest-grossing film series, having earned over $2 billion.[138] Worldwide, it is the seventh-highest-grossing film series of all time, having grossed over $4.9 billion.[131]
Critical and public response
- Feature films
Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe praised the first three X-Men films as "more than a cash-guzzling wham-bang Hollywood franchise... these three movies sport philosophy, ideas, a telethon-load of causes, and a highly elastic us-versus-them allegory." Morris praised X-Men: The Last Stand for "put[ting] the heroes of a mighty summer blockbuster in a rare mortal position. Realism at this time of year? How unorthodox!"[161] Roger Ebert gave the films mostly positive reviews, but criticized them for the amount of mutants, stating "their powers are so various and ill-matched that it's hard to keep them all on the same canvas."[162]Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore X-Men 81% (166 reviews)[139] 64 (33 reviews)[140] A−[141] X2 86% (235 reviews)[142] 68 (37 reviews)[143] A[141] X-Men: The Last Stand 58% (232 reviews)[144] 58 (38 reviews)[145] A−[141] X-Men Origins: Wolverine 38% (253 reviews)[146] 40 (39 reviews)[147] B+[141] X-Men: First Class 86% (272 reviews)[148] 65 (38 reviews)[149] B+[141] The Wolverine 69% (239 reviews)[150] 60 (43 reviews)[151] A−[141] X-Men: Days of Future Past 91% (288 reviews)[152] 74 (43 reviews)[153] A[141] Deadpool 84% (289 reviews)[154] 65 (49 reviews)[155] A[141] X-Men: Apocalypse 48% (289 reviews)[156] 52 (48 reviews)[157] A−[158] Logan 92% (275 reviews)[159] 77 (51 reviews)[160] A–[141]
The first two films were highly praised due to their cerebral tone. However, when director Bryan Singer left the series, many criticized his successor, Brett Ratner. Colin Colvert of the Star Tribune felt "Singer's sensitivity to [the discrimination themes] made the first two X-Men films surprisingly resonant and soulful for comic-based summer extravaganzas... Singer is adept at juggling large casts of three-dimensional characters, Ratner makes shallow, unimaginative bang-ups."[163] James Berardinelli felt, "X-Men: The Last Stand isn't as taut or satisfying as X-Men 2, but it's better constructed and better paced than the original X-Men. The differences in quality between the three are minor, however; despite the change in directors, there seems to be a single vision."[164] David Denby of The New Yorker praised "the liquid beauty and the poetic fantasy of Singer's work", but called Ratner's film "a crude synthesizer of comedy and action tropes."[165] Singer's third film in the series, X-Men: Days of Future Past was also highly praised. Alonso Duralde of The Wrap felt that "Singer keeps things moving along briskly enough that you can just go along with the ride of Superhero Stuff without getting bogged down".[166]
The X-Men films were well received by fans of the comic books, but there was criticism of the large cast, and the limited screentime for all of them. Richard George of IGN praised the depictions of Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto, Jean Grey, Storm, William Stryker, Mystique, Beast and Nightcrawler; however, George thought many of the younger X-Men characters, such as Rogue, Iceman, Pyro and Kitty Pryde were "adjectiveless teenager[s]", and was disappointed by Cyclops' characterization. He observed the filmmakers were "big fans of silent henchmen", due to the small roles of the various villainous mutants; such as Lady Deathstrike.[167] Spider-Man director Sam Raimi said he was a fan of the series, particularly Singer's films.[168] Film historian Kim Newman also tonally compared Batman Begins to Singer's films.[169]
- Television series
Show Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Legion (Chapter 1) 90% (60 reviews)[170] 82 (40 reviews)[171] Cultural impact
Richard George of IGN stated that the success of the first X-Men film paved the way for comic-book film adaptations such as the Spider-Man series, Fantastic Four, V for Vendetta and Singer's Superman Returns.[167] Chris Hewitt of Empire magazine called the first X-Men film as the "catalyst" for films based on Marvel Comics characters stating "Singer’s 2000 movie is the catalyst for everything that’s come since, good and bad. Without it, there’s no Marvel Studios."[172] Comic-book writer Mark Millar said that Singer's X-Men "revolutionized" superhero films.[173]
Home media release
- Feature films
As of May 2014, the DVD and Blu-ray sales of the first six films in the United States earned more than $620 million.[193]Title Format Release date Films Reference X-Men Double Pack VHS November 10, 2003 X-Men, X2 [177] X-Men Collection DVD November 25, 2003 "X-Men 1.5", X2 [178] X-Men Trilogy October 3, 2006 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand [179] The Ultimate Heroes Collection October 16, 2007 Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four, X-Men [180] Marvel Heroes May 13, 2008 Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand [181] X-Men Trilogy Blu-ray April 29, 2009 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand [182] X-Men Quadrilogy DVD, Blu-ray October 19, 2009 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine [183] X-Men: The Ultimate Collection October 31, 2011 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class [184] X-Men and the Wolverine - Adamantium Collection December 3, 2013 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, The Wolverine [185] X-Men: The Adamantium Collection [186] X-Men: Experience Collection Blu-ray May 6, 2014 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class [187] Wolverine Double Feature October 7, 2014 X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine [188] X-Men: The Cerebro Collection November 10, 2014 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past [189] X-Men: 2-Film Collection April 19, 2016 X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past [190] X-Men: Beginnings Trilogy October 4, 2016 X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse [191] X-Men Collection November 1, 2016 X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse [192] X-Men Universe 9-Film Bundle X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse [192]
Outside media
Novelizations
Del Rey Books published novelizations for the first three films; the latter two were written by Chris Claremont.[194][195][196]
Video games
In July 2000, X-Men: Mutant Academy was released for PlayStation and Game Boy Color. It featured the title fonts, costumes and behind the scenes material from the first film.[197] In September 2011, X-Men: Destiny was released for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii and X-Box 360. It contained costumes based from X-Men: First Class.[198] Both video games were released by Activision.[199]
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