Behold the massive cast of "X-Men: Days of Future Past." The movie is based on a classic "X-Men'"storyline from the comic books. Because of the time travel element, it gathers characters from all of the previous "X-Men" movies. Here's a look at the characters in their comic and film incarnations:
The X-Men's leader, Professor Charles Xavier, has been played by Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy (his younger self). For the first time, the two Professors X come face to face.
Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender have played the X-Men's constant antagonist Magneto over the years, and just like with Xavier, both versions of Erik Lehnsherr show up in the movie.
The most popular member of the X-Men, Wolverine has appeared in each one of the films, including his own solo films. Hugh Jackman has been able to bring the famous attitude of the comic book character to the big screen.
Halle Berry reprises her role as one of the X-Men's most ubiquitous team members, Storm. Berry has also kept consistent with the comic book character's changing hairstyles.
Jennifer Lawrence plays the younger Mystique, taking over the role from Rebecca Romijn in the earlier films. She's far from the only blue mutant, however.
Nicholas Hoult plays the intellectual Beast (a role played by Kelsey Grammer in "X-Men: The Last Stand"), and based on the trailers, he's not always stuck looking that way.
Ellen Page reprises her role as Kitty Pryde, a fan favorite in the comics. Word has it that her role is larger here than it was in "Last Stand."
Shawn Ashmore is back as Iceman, who was one of the original X-Men when the comic books debuted more than 50 years ago.
Bishop has a lot of fans among comic book readers and is portrayed here for the first time by Omar Sy.
Evan Peters portrays the lightning fast Quicksilver for the first time (a role also played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron").
Daniel Cudmore returns as the super-strong Colossus, who can turn his body into metal.
Lucas Till is back as the remarkably powerful Havok, last seen in "X-Men: First Class."
Booboo Stewart plays Warpath, a character making his film debut.
Toad hasn't been seen on film since the first "X-Men." The villainous mutant is played this time by Evan Jonigkeit.
Blink has the amazing ability of teleportation and shows it off for the first time on the big screen, as portrayed by Bingbing Fan.
- This debut bodes well for the next 'X-Men' planned for 2016
- Adam Sandler's 'Blended' was less lucky in thrid place
- "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" surpassed $675 million worldwide
(EW.com) -- The mutants might be fighting for their lives in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," but everything is smooth-sailing for the explosive, star-studded saga at the box office.
Professor X (old and young) and his friends helped usher in a mighty $111 million domestically for "X-Men's" first four days in theaters. It now ranks fifth among the top Memorial Day weekend openings of all time, behind last year's "Fast & Furious 6" ($117 million) and 2006′s "X-Men: The Last Stand" ($122.9 million). The $200 million pic also opened day and date in most major markets internationally to a cool $171.1 million. Technically the seventh installment in the long-running franchise, this super debut bodes well for "X-Men: Apocalypse," set to open on the same spot on the calendar in 2016.
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Adam Sandler was less lucky with "Blended," which made its debut in the No. 3 spot with $18.2 million in its first four days in theaters. The $45 million PG-13 rated Warner Bros. pic suffered from dismal reviews (15 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), resulting in one of Sandler's worst comedy openings in almost two decades. In 2011, for example, "Jack and Jill" earned $25 million in its first three days in theaters. Moviegoers seemed to enjoy "Blended" nonetheless, giving it a solid A- Cinema Score.
Holdovers include "Godzilla," which plummeted in weekend two with an estimated $39.45 million over the four-day span, with IMAX showings (352 screens) accounting for nearly $6 million of that total. But, the Warner Bros. and Legendary pic still looks to be on track for a $200 million domestic tally.
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In fourth place, "Neighbors" netted an estimated $17.2 million over four days, bringing its domestic total to $116.9 million after three weeks in theaters. The frat boys can expect a steep decline next weekend, though, when Seth MacFarlane's "A Million Ways to Die in the West" rides into theaters and captures comedy-seeking audiences.
Meanwhile, Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" surpassed $675 million worldwide, making it the top earner of the year internationally, thanks in no small part to a massive $90.4 million and counting from China. Domestically, the webslinger took in $10 million to claim fifth place.
Here's the top five:
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past -- $111 million (domestic total: $111 million)
2. Godzilla -- $39.45 million (domestic total: $156.79 million)
3. Blended -- $18.19 million (domestic total: $18.19 million)
4. Neighbors -- $17.2 million (domestic total: $116.88 million)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 -- $10 million (domestic total: $187.1 million)
In the specialty box office world, Open Road's "Chef" whipped up $2.91 million from 498 locations, while Fox Searchlight's period drama Belle took in $2.12 million from 453 locations, bringing its domestic total to $4.31 million.
Check in next weekend to see what happens when Angelina Jolie's Maleficent faces off against Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West.
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