Wolverine Roars Whilst Franklyn Awes

It had to be done. X-Men Origins: Wolverine claws his way to number one spot at the US Box Office. $85.1m. Despite a copy of the film being released illegally on the Internet costing Fox a reported $20m. That extra cash would have pumped it up past Iron-Man's opening of $102m. Still an impressive haul though and credit has to go to Gavin Hood, Jackman and Schreiber for making this movie work. It could and probably should have been darker, more violent and disturbing but it is a success purely down to the fact that it is entertaining with superb lead performances from the aforementioned actors, givng real depth to Wolverine and Sabretooth. Hood's direction is excellent and fortunately the first blockbuster of the year doesn't suck.

That is in stark contrast to the latest crap rom-com starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past earns $15.4m. The studio obviously thought this would appeal to the women who arent taken in by Jackman. All the girls I know saw Wolverine but I guess the older generation of females saw this waste of time.

Michael Douglas does not give a f*** any more. McConnaughey briefly gained my respect for his hilarious performance in the very underrated Tropic Thunder. He has now lost it. Garner is actually a decent actress but she obviously was bored and decided on this. This movie has achieved one thing though. Well two actually. It tells the whole story in the trailer whilst not giving us one moment of comedy. Ingenious.

Obsessed makes $12.1m ($46.9m). How? Beyonce? Can't produce a decent song so why would I want to see her 'act'. Dreamgirls sucked, Pink Panther doesn't deserve a page on iMDB and as for this rubbish? Well lets just say I am not 'obsessed'.

$6.36m ($48.5m) for Zac Efron's 17 Again. This is a decent movie surprisingly and really shows Efron can make it in the future, unlike his HSM co-stars. Funny, well acted and great family entertainment. Ticks all the boxes. Aslo features the ridiculously underrated Michelle Trachtenberg who can be seen in Gossip Girl. Right now. Watch it.

To be fair Wolverine absolutely tore apart the opposition this week (sorry) but Monsters vs Aliens still took in $5.8m to climb to $182m. Mammoth total. Looks like the 3-D revolution is really taking hold.

Avatar in December. James Cameron. It promises to be the first '4-D' experience at the cinema. Thoguht I'd just pop that in.

The Soloist takes in $5.65m ($18.2m) which disappoints me. I look forward to seeing it as Joe Wright directs and Jamie Foxx and Downey Jr star. What more do you want?! But it's delayed release not to mention its miserable take must put this film in danger of not getting released for a while over here in the UK.

Earth circulates $4.34m ($22m). Again my wordplay has got out of hand. Impressive haul for what essentially is a documentary.

Two girls I know love Hannah Montana...they are 18 and 20 years old...I don't. It steals $4.16m ($70.9m) from the youth of America. Obama your next port of call...eradicate Disney.

Fighting grabs $4.01m ($17.3m). Channing Tatum deserves to be in the chart. Well done to him for growing into older roles after getting through the admittedly rather good Step Up movies. Next up is a slightly larger movie called GI Joe: Rise of Cobra...

Finally, coming in at 10 after a week at number one in the UK is State of Play with $3.72m ($30.9m). Average amount for a movie starring Crowe, Affleck, Mirren and the brilliant Rachel McAdams. This film has been killed by 17 Again and Wolverine and ...Obsessed. Shame really as it is a top-notch flick with intelligence and strong performances.

In the UK it is like a month old US Box Office. Boringgggg...

Wolverine took roughly £6.7m and In The Loop (funny, political satire with James Gandolfini) moves to £1.5m. Considering it is on a fourth of the screens that Montana is showing on, it is not bad at all.

17 Again is gigantic here as well with over £10m. Efron is a big deal here, believe me!

To finish just like to add that I saw The Departed the other night for the first time. Wow. Astonishing.

And a British picture called Franklyn that only showed on 54 screens here in the UK. Embarrassing but when you have crap like Montana, Ghosts... and F&F taking screen space. There is no place for quality like Franklyn.

It is a flawed thriller/horror/drama that interlinks four lives, three of them in London and one in a dystopian future city called Meanwhile City. Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green and Sam Riley (Control) star in Gerald McMorrow's debut feature. It is disjointed and some parts are misconceived but it leaves you tense, intrigued and packs an emotional smackdown of an ending.

McMorow manages to wrap up his story cleverly whilst his creation of Meanwhile City is beautifully gothic, bleak and totalitarian. The religious theme and outstanding performances raise this film above just good into a very special and unique experience.

Now many will disagree and I loved Southland Tales so don't judge my word as gospel! But seriously it is definitely worth a look. The British film industry needs to keep funding movies like this. Franklyn had a $12m budget which is paltry if you watch the film but when it gets such poor distribution and publicity whilst formulaic rubbish like the majority of the chart gets mass promotion, it really is hard for anything unique or different to get seen by an audience it deserves. Credit to everyone involved on this movie. I sincerely hope that you guys Stateside get to see this on a big screen as it is stunningly shot but I am concerned as to how it will be marketed or if it will be even distributed.