X-Men (film series)

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X-Men
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Creator	20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment
Original work	X-Men (2000)

X-Men is an American media franchise of 21st Century Fox that is centered on a series of superhero films, produced by 20th Century Fox. The franchise is based on the fictional X-Men characters, who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel Comics.
20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994, and after numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct X-Men (2000) and its sequel, X2 (2003), while Brett Ratner directed X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
After each film earned higher box office grosses than its predecessor, several spin-off films were released, including a trilogy based on the character of Wolverine: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Wolverine (2013) and Logan (2017). A prequel, X-Men: First Class, was released in 2011, followed by X-Men: Days of Future Past (a sequel to both X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: First Class) in 2014, and X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016. Deadpool was also released in 2016 and became the highest-grossing film of the series, as well as the highest-grossing worldwide R-rated film of all time.^[1][2] The film series is the seventh highest grossing film series, having earned over US$4.9 billion worldwide.
X-Men, X2, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past and the spin-offs The Wolverine, Deadpool and Logan were all met with positive reviews. X-Men and X2 were particularly lauded by critics for their dark, realistic tones and subtexts dealing with discrimination and intolerance. X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Apocalypse were met with mixed reviews, while X-Men Origins: Wolverine received negative reviews from critics.
Since 2000, the film series has expanded to include comic books, videogames, live action television series, and a short film. Hugh Jackman has appeared in more films in the series than any other actor, and Lauren Shuler Donner has produced every film.