X-Men Origins: Wolverine, released Friday, has grossed around Rs.75 million ($1.5 million) in its opening weekend in India

A 20th Century Fox film starring Hugh Jackman, the film opened in India on June 19th in English and Hindi and has garnered one of the highest openings among Hollywood films in India, beating films like ‘Fast and the furious 4’, ‘Angels and Demons’, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’.

Having already topped the US box office by raking in $160 million in its first weekend and with collections of almost $350 million worldwide so far, Wolverine broke the opening record for any Hollywood film in India.

The film has grossed more than Rs. 2 Crores in its opening day itself. The first 2 days have seen theatres running houseful across all regions of the country.

Says Mr. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India, “We’ve had a strong opening for X-Men Origins: Wolverine across the country. The audience reaction has been very positive which is helping build great word of mouth for the film as a must see film

Directed by Gavin Hood, it stars Liev Schreiber, Dominic Monaghan and Ryan Reynolds apart from Jackman in the lead.

Leading up to the events of the X-Men trilogy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells the story of Jimmy Logan’s (Jackman) genesis, his violent and romantic past and his complex relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed (Schreiber).

Logan’s rivalry with Victor leads him to participate in the ominous half-billion dollar ‘Weapon X’ program making him virtually indestructible, as a clawed Wolverine.