Despite the unexpected complications brought on by the accusations currently facing director Bryan Singer, Variety are reporting that X-Men: Days of Future Past is looking set to pull in a whopping $125 million dollars on its Memorial Day opening weekend on May 23rd - that's $2 million more than what X-Men: The Last Stand grossed in its own four day opening, which was a record accomplishment in its own right. Given that the X-Men movies have performed well but not always phenomenally at the box office, is this statistic a little off base or does it ring true? The film, which brings together the casts of both the original X-Men trilogy and those brought it to play younger versions of the characters in X-Men: First Class, has fans everywhere giddy with anticipation, and will mark the return of both Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in their acclaimed roles as Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto, respectively. Hugh Jackman will also reprise his role as Wolverine for the upteempth time, in a time travel story that will see our regenerative hero going back to the '70s to try and prevent a future apocalypse from taking place. The X-Men franchise took a blow last week, of course, when Bryan Singer - best known for two of the X-Men films and classic flick The Usual Suspects - was accused of sexual assault. Of course, going by the projected gross come May 23rd, it seems as though nobody is letting that get in their way of their X-Men experience. So what do you reckon? Is it wishful thinking to suggest that X-Men: Days of Future Past will take $125 million in a single weekend? Are you going to head out to see the movie on opening day, or have the Singer allegations left you cold? Does X-Men: Days of Future Past already have your money? Let us know in the comments section below.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
