X-Men 2 (2003)

X2
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $214,949,694Details
International Box Office $191,398,936Details
Worldwide Box Office $406,348,630
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$85,558,731 (39.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,741 opening theaters/3,749 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $375,359,909

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 203 $214,949,694
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 527 $191,398,936
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 343 $406,348,630
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 47 $214,949,694
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 65 $191,398,936
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 58 $406,348,630

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 2nd, 2003 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox, released as X2: X-Men United
International Releases: April 30th, 2003 (Wide), released as X-men 2 (Australia)
May 2nd, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: November 25th, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as X-Men 2: X-Men United
November 25th, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as X-2: X-Men United
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action/violence, some sexuality and brief language.
Running Time: 135 minutes
Franchise: X-Men
Comparisons: vs. X-Men
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Marvel Comics, Faulty Memory, Mutants, Assassination, Political, High School, Prison Break
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $150m 165 $200,322,000 Jun 3, 2003 33
Fastest to $200m 165 $200,322,000 Jun 3, 2003 33
Biggest 4th Monday 68 $2,738,716 May 26, 2003 25
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $10,498,682 May 23, 2003 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $19,674,148 May 23, 2003 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 96 $13,237,398 May 23, 2003 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $24,806,404 May 23, 2003 24
Fastest to $100m 126 $103,043,000 May 7, 2003 6
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 32 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 7 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 61 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 47 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 55 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 83 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 81 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 47 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top 2003 Theater Average 15 $22,871 May 2, 2003 3
Biggest 1st Saturday 93 $32,000,629 May 3, 2003 2
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 14 $32,000,629 May 3, 2003 2
Biggest Domestic May Day 71 $32,000,629 May 3, 2003 2
Fastest to $50m 106 $63,248,608 May 3, 2003 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2003 1 $85,558,731   3,741 $22,871   $85,558,731 1
May 9, 2003 1 $40,032,160 -53% 3,749 $10,678   $147,677,021 2
May 16, 2003 3 $17,301,287 -57% 3,490 $4,957   $174,172,025 3
May 23, 2003 4 $10,498,682 -39% 3,067 $3,423   $189,459,127 4
May 30, 2003 7 $5,096,942 -51% 2,530 $2,015   $199,365,036 5
Jun 6, 2003 7 $3,006,643 -41% 2,050 $1,467   $204,263,301 6
Jun 13, 2003 10 $1,740,529 -42% 1,316 $1,323   $207,305,598 7
Jun 20, 2003 12 $1,350,996 -22% 1,301 $1,038   $209,628,658 8
Jun 27, 2003 15 $932,196 -31% 1,150 $811   $211,317,905 9
Jul 4, 2003 14 $1,143,724 +23% 1,100 $1,040   $213,097,408 10
Jul 11, 2003 23 $217,639 -81% 248 $878   $213,871,302 11
Jul 18, 2003 26 $174,005 -20% 192 $906   $214,181,675 12
Jul 25, 2003 33 $118,149 -32% 155 $762   $214,411,695 13
Aug 1, 2003 35 $102,681 -13% 133 $772   $214,591,423 14
Aug 8, 2003 43 $72,826 -29% 115 $633   $214,728,327 15
Aug 15, 2003 51 $41,388 -43% 81 $511   $214,813,155 16
Aug 22, 2003 57 $33,131 -20% 65 $510   $214,869,324 17
Aug 29, 2003 71 $16,641 -50% 40 $416   $214,901,352 18
Sep 5, 2003 77 $17,610 +6% 39 $452   $214,930,077 19
Sep 12, 2003 99 $6,552 -63% 19 $345   $214,944,062 20
Sep 19, 2003 114 $2,708 -59% 7 $387   $214,948,780 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 2, 2003 1 $31,247,979     3,741 $8,353   $31,247,979 1
May 3, 2003 1 $32,000,629 +2%   3,741 $8,554   $63,248,608 2
May 4, 2003 1 $22,310,123 -30%   3,741 $5,964   $85,558,731 3
May 5, 2003 1 $6,550,000 -71%   3,741 $1,751   $92,108,000 4
May 6, 2003 1 $6,038,000 -8%   3,741 $1,614   $98,146,000 5
May 7, 2003 1 $4,896,000 -19%   3,741 $1,309   $103,043,000 6
May 8, 2003 1 $4,602,000 -6%   3,741 $1,230   $107,645,000 7
May 9, 2003 1 $12,372,432 +169% -60% 3,749 $3,300   $120,017,293 8
May 10, 2003 1 $17,108,345 +38% -47% 3,749 $4,563   $137,125,638 9
May 11, 2003 1 $10,551,383 -38% -53% 3,749 $2,814   $147,677,021 10
May 12, 2003 1 $3,003,000 -72% -54% 3,749 $801   $150,680,000 11
May 13, 2003 1 $2,858,000 -5% -53% 3,749 $762   $153,538,000 12
May 14, 2003 1 $2,038,000 -29% -58% 3,749 $544   $155,303,000 13
May 15, 2003 2 $1,567,000 -23% -66% 3,749 $418   $156,871,000 14
May 16, 2003 2 $5,025,000 +221% -59% 3,489 $1,440   $161,188,000 15
May 17, 2003 3 $7,485,043 +49% -56% 3,490 $2,145   $169,360,328 16
May 18, 2003 3 $4,811,697 -36% -54% 3,490 $1,379   $174,172,025 17
May 19, 2003 2 $1,362,000 -72% -55% 3,490 $390   $175,534,000 18
May 20, 2003 2 $1,108,000 -19% -61% 3,490 $317   $176,642,000 19
May 21, 2003 2 $1,070,000 -3% -47% 3,490 $307   $177,712,000 20
May 22, 2003 2 $1,249,000 +17% -20% 3,490 $358   $178,960,000 21
May 23, 2003 4 $2,641,000 +111% -47% 3,472 $761   $181,601,000 22
May 24, 2003 4 $3,964,000 +50% -47% 3,472 $1,142   $185,447,000 23
May 25, 2003 4 $3,595,999 -9% -25% 3,067 $1,172   $189,459,127 24
May 26, 2003 4 $2,738,716 -24% +101% 3,067 $893   $192,197,843 25
May 27, 2003 3 $721,000 -74% -35% 3,067 $235   $192,919,000 26
May 28, 2003 3 $668,000 -7% -38% 3,067 $218   $193,587,000 27
May 29, 2003 3 $681,000 +2% -45% 3,067 $222   $194,268,000 28
May 30, 2003 7 $1,366,650 +101% -48% 2,530 $540   $195,634,744 29
May 31, 2003 6 $2,236,187 +64% -44% 2,530 $884   $197,870,931 30
Jun 1, 2003 6 $1,494,106 -33% -58% 2,530 $591   $199,365,037 31
Jun 2, 2003 6 $452,000 -70% -83% 2,530 $179   $199,817,000 32
Jun 3, 2003 7 $505,000 +12% -30% 2,530 $200   $200,322,000 33
Jun 4, 2003 6 $460,000 -9% -31% 2,533 $182   $200,782,000 34
Jun 5, 2003 6 $474,000 +3% -30% 2,533 $187   $201,257,000 35
Jun 6, 2003 7 $843,455 +78% -38% 2,050 $411   $202,100,114 36
Jun 7, 2003 7 $1,306,378 +55% -42% 2,050 $637   $203,406,492 37
Jun 8, 2003 7 $856,810 -34% -43% 2,050 $418   $204,263,302 38
Jun 9, 2003 8 $306,000 -64% -32% 2,050 $149   $204,570,000 39
Jun 10, 2003 8 $327,000 +7% -35% 2,050 $160   $204,896,000 40
Jun 11, 2003 8 $315,000 -4% -32% 2,050 $154   $205,211,000 41
Jun 12, 2003 7 $354,000 +12% -25% 2,050 $173   $205,565,000 42
Jun 13, 2003 10 $482,000 +36% -43% 1,316 $366   $206,047,000 43
Jun 14, 2003 10 $689,000 +43% -47% 1,316 $524   $206,736,000 44
Jun 15, 2003 10 $569,000 -17% -34% 1,316 $432   $207,305,599 45
Jun 16, 2003 10 $221,000 -61% -28% 1,316 $168   $207,527,000 46
Jun 17, 2003 10 $242,000 +10% -26% 1,316 $184   $207,769,000 47
Jun 18, 2003 10 $256,000 +6% -19% 1,316 $195   $208,025,000 48
Jun 19, 2003 10 $253,000 -1% -29% 1,316 $192   $208,278,000 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2003 1 $107,644,861   3,741 $28,774   $107,644,861 1
May 9, 2003 1 $49,225,877 -54% 3,749 $13,130   $156,870,738 2
May 16, 2003 3 $22,089,707 -55% 3,490 $6,329   $178,960,445 3
May 23, 2003 4 $15,307,649 -31% 3,067 $4,991   $194,268,094 4
May 30, 2003 7 $6,988,564 -54% 2,530 $2,762   $201,256,658 5
Jun 6, 2003 7 $4,308,411 -38% 2,050 $2,102   $205,565,069 6
Jun 13, 2003 10 $2,712,593 -37% 1,316 $2,061   $208,277,662 7
Jun 20, 2003 12 $2,108,047 -22% 1,301 $1,620   $210,385,709 8
Jun 27, 2003 15 $1,567,975 -26% 1,150 $1,363   $211,953,684 9
Jul 4, 2003 15 $1,699,979 +8% 1,100 $1,545   $213,653,663 10
Jul 11, 2003 23 $354,007 -79% 248 $1,427   $214,007,670 11
Jul 18, 2003 26 $285,876 -19% 192 $1,489   $214,293,546 12
Jul 25, 2003 34 $195,196 -32% 155 $1,259   $214,488,742 13
Aug 1, 2003 37 $166,759 -15% 133 $1,254   $214,655,501 14
Aug 8, 2003 43 $116,266 -30% 115 $1,011   $214,771,767 15
Aug 15, 2003 54 $64,426 -45% 81 $795   $214,836,193 16
Aug 22, 2003 55 $48,518 -25% 65 $746   $214,884,711 17
Aug 29, 2003 71 $27,756 -43% 40 $694   $214,912,467 18
Sep 5, 2003 78 $25,043 -10% 39 $642   $214,937,510 19
Sep 12, 2003 99 $8,562 -66% 19 $451   $214,946,072 20
Sep 19, 2003 114 $3,622 -58% 7 $517   $214,949,694 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/30/2003 $3,795,811 358 359 717 $7,461,651 4/2/2020
United Kingdom 5/2/2003 $11,275,010 449 468 3,222 $33,595,810 5/28/2020
 
Rest of World $150,341,475
 
International Total$191,398,936 5/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 8, 20061358,214 207,037$781,232$2,800,811150

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 5, 2011821,423 21,423$195,596$195,596393
Jun 12, 2011189,412-56% 30,835$122,261$317,857394

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Leading Cast

Patrick Stewart    Prof. Charles Xavier
Hugh Jackman    Wolverine
Ian McKellen    Magneto

Supporting Cast

Halle Berry    Storm
Famke Janssen    Jean Grey
James Marsden    Cyclops
Rebecca Romjin-Stamos*    Raven Darkhorse/Mystique
Brian Cox    William Stryker
Alan Cumming    Kurt Wagner (AKA Nightcrawler)
Bruce Davison    Senator Kelly
Shawn Ashmore    Bobby Drake (AKA Iceman)
Aaron Stanford    John/Pyro
Kelly Hu    Anne Reynolds (AKA Yuriko Oyama, AKA Lady Deathstrike)
Anna Paquin    Rogue
Katie Stuart    Kitty Pryde
Kea Wong    Jubilee
Peter Wingfield    Lyman
Connor Widdows    Jones
Michael Reid McKay    Jason (AKA 143)
Daniel Cudmore    Piotr Rasputin (AKA Colossus)
Steve Bacic    Hank McCoy (AKA Beast)
Cotter Smith    President McKenna
Shauna Kain    Theresa Cassidy (AKA Siryn)
James Bamford    Remy LeBeau (AKA Gambit)
Bryce Hodgson    Artie
Chiara Zanni    White House Tour Guide
Jackie A. Greenbank    President's Secretary
Michael Soltis    White House Checkpoint Agent
Michael David Simms    Lead White House Agent
David Fabrizio    Oval Office Agent Fabrizio
Roger Cross    Oval Office Agent Cartwright
Richard Bradshaw    Special Ops Agent
Glen Curtis    Museum Teenager #1
Greg Rikaart    Museum Teenager #2
Ty Olsson    Mitchell Laurio
Alfonso Quijada    Federal Building Cleaning Twin #1
Rene Quijada    Federal Building Cleaning Twin #1
Brad Loree    Stryker at Age 40
Sheri G. Feldman    Augmentation Room Doctor
Charles Siegel    Dr. Shaw
James Kirk    Ronny Drake
Jill Teed    Madeline Drake
Alf Humphreys    William Drake
Michasha Armstrong    Plastic Prison Guard
Robert Hayley    Cop
Mark Lukyn    Lead Cop
Kendell Cross    Cop #2
Lori Stewart    F-16 Fighter Pilot
Keely Purvis    Litle Girl 143
Dylan Kussman    Stryker Soldier Wilkins
Aaron Pearl    Stryker Solider
Aaron Douglas    Stryker Solider
Colin Lawrence    Stryker Solider
Richard C. Burton    Stryker Solider
Michael Joycelyn    Stryker Solider
Nolan Funk    X-Kids, Captured
Kurt Max Runte    Chief of Staff Abrahms
Benjamin Glenday    Cameraman
Ted Friend    News Reporter
Mi-Jung Lee    News Reporter
Marrett Green    News Reporter
Jill Krop    News Reporter
Brian Peck    News Reporter
Jason S. Whitmer (uncredited)*    Stryker Soldier

Cameos

Bryan Singer    Security Officer in Magneto's Prison

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Bryan Singer    Director
Michael Dougherty    Screenwriter
Dan Harris    Screenwriter
Zak Penn    Screenwriter
Bryan Singer    Story Creator
David Hayter    Story Creator
Avi Arad    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Tom DeSanto    Executive Producer
Bryan Singer    Executive Producer
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Newton Thomas Sigel    Director of Photography
Guy Hendrix Dyas    Production Designer
John Ottman    Composer
Ross Fanger    Co-Producer
Kevin Feige    Co-Producer
David Gorder    Associate Producer
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Ross Fanger    Unit Production Manager
Stewart Bethune    Unit Production Manager
Jason McGatlin    Production Supervisor
Geoff Hubbard    Supervising Art Director
Helen Jarvis    Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Gary Capo    Second Unit Camera
Michael Fink    Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Rosenbaum    Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Hollander    Visual Effects Supervisor
Louise Mingenbach    Costume Designer
John Ottman    Editor
Rob Young    Sound Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Herbick    Re-recording Mixer
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Sound Designer
Norma Hill-Patton    Makeup
Rita Ciccozzi    Makeup
Angela Wood    Makeup
Mary Burton    Makeup
Jennifer O'Halloran    Hairstylist
Pauline L. Tremblay    Hairstylist
Gordon Smith    Special Effects Makeup
Roger Mussenden    Casting
Lee Cleary    Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Another Record Breaking Weekend

June 4th, 2004

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Slower Start to Summer

May 10th, 2004

Summer got off to a really, really slow start this year. Last year the first weekend in May resulted in an incredible 66% week-to-week increase but this year that increase was only 7.1%. And while this weekend last year was the slowest of the summer box office season (May to mid-August), but this year it was actually 1.4% lower. If we don't see a dramatic increase next weekend the year-to-date increase could drop below the inflation. More...

IT'S SUMMERTIME!

May 7th, 2004

Finally, the summer season at the box office is starting. While it isn't until Memorial Day that Summer Official starts in the movie industry, the first full weekend in May has become increasingly important. This year doesn't look as strong as last year, but it still should be a mile above anything we saw in April. More...

Nice Guys may Finish Last but Mean Girls Finish First

May 3rd, 2004

Five movies opening wide in one weekend is just too many for one weekend. Combined with the horrible reviews and its no wonder all but one film flopped. Fortunately that one film had one of the best April openings ever so we saw a pretty good increase from last weekend at 4%. However, this time last year was the beginning of May, which marks the official start of the Summer Blockbuster season, so it is no surprising that this weekend is down a huge 33% from last year. In fact X-Men United opening was just shy of the top 10's total. And if you add in The Lizzie McGuire Movie and their combined debuts are higher than the weekend's total box office. More...

Record Catch for Movie Pirates

December 11th, 2003

After surprising analysts at the box office this summer, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl has broken records at the home market. The Disney DVD sold 4 million combined VHS and DVD copies in just the first 24 hours, and went on to sell 11 million copies in its first week. That last figure is a record for most units sold in the first week for a live-action feature. More...

Pirates the Surprise Hit of the Year

July 23rd, 2003


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July 9th, 2003


2003: A Half-Year in Review

July 2nd, 2003


UK Box Office Report

June 25th, 2003


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June 20th, 2003


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June 4th, 2003


Nemo Takes Top Spot, Bruce Stays Almighty

June 2nd, 2003


Can Nemo Find Box Office Success?

May 30th, 2003


Bruce Mightier Than the Matrix

May 27th, 2003


Horta's View from the Stalls: Solar Systems And Movie Weekends

May 27th, 2003


Can the Matrix Remain Mighty?

May 23rd, 2003


Matrix Wins International Race

May 23rd, 2003


Reloaded Breaks Records as X-Men Tumble

May 19th, 2003


How Huge is The Matrix Reloaded?

May 15th, 2003


X-Men’s International Run Mimics Its Domestic Run

May 13th, 2003


X-Men 2 Leads 2003 Box Office Race

May 12th, 2003


X-Men 2 Beats the Day Care Kids

May 12th, 2003


X-Men 2 Crosses $100 million

May 9th, 2003


Kids Battle Mutants for Box Office Crown

May 9th, 2003


X-Men 2 Just as Dominant Internationally

May 6th, 2003


X-Men Takes Per Theater Average

May 5th, 2003


X-Men Wins Easily, But Lizzie has Better Profit Margin

May 5th, 2003


And the Box Office Breathes a Sigh of Relief

May 3rd, 2003


X Marks the Spot

May 2nd, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for April 24 - April 30

April 30th, 2003


Identity Wins Last Week in Spring

April 28th, 2003


Horta's View from the Stalls: Digital Overkill in a Digital World - Visual Effects in the Movies

April 25th, 2003


Johnny English Continues to Lead International Markets

April 23rd, 2003


Super Casting News

March 20th, 2003


Sequels and Prequels and ... an Interquel? Oh my!

February 20th, 2003


"X-Men 1.5" To Be Released This February

February 6th, 2003


Comic Books Come to Life

January 30th, 2003



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  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$85,558,731 (39.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,741 opening theaters/3,749 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $375,359,909

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 203 $214,949,694
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 527 $191,398,936
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 343 $406,348,630
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 47 $214,949,694
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 65 $191,398,936
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 58 $406,348,630

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 2nd, 2003 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox, released as X2: X-Men United
International Releases: April 30th, 2003 (Wide), released as X-men 2 (Australia)
May 2nd, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: November 25th, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as X-Men 2: X-Men United
November 25th, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as X-2: X-Men United
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action/violence, some sexuality and brief language.
Running Time: 135 minutes
Franchise: X-Men
Comparisons: vs. X-Men
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Marvel Comics, Faulty Memory, Mutants, Assassination, Political, High School, Prison Break
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $150m 165 $200,322,000 Jun 3, 2003 33
Fastest to $200m 165 $200,322,000 Jun 3, 2003 33
Biggest 4th Monday 68 $2,738,716 May 26, 2003 25
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $10,498,682 May 23, 2003 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $19,674,148 May 23, 2003 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 96 $13,237,398 May 23, 2003 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $24,806,404 May 23, 2003 24
Fastest to $100m 126 $103,043,000 May 7, 2003 6
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 32 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 7 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 61 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 47 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 55 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 83 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 81 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 47 $85,558,731 May 2, 2003 3
Top 2003 Theater Average 15 $22,871 May 2, 2003 3
Biggest 1st Saturday 93 $32,000,629 May 3, 2003 2
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 14 $32,000,629 May 3, 2003 2
Biggest Domestic May Day 71 $32,000,629 May 3, 2003 2
Fastest to $50m 106 $63,248,608 May 3, 2003 2

Leading Cast

Patrick Stewart    Prof. Charles Xavier
Hugh Jackman    Wolverine
Ian McKellen    Magneto

Supporting Cast

Halle Berry    Storm
Famke Janssen    Jean Grey
James Marsden    Cyclops
Rebecca Romjin-Stamos*    Raven Darkhorse/Mystique
Brian Cox    William Stryker
Alan Cumming    Kurt Wagner (AKA Nightcrawler)
Bruce Davison    Senator Kelly
Shawn Ashmore    Bobby Drake (AKA Iceman)
Aaron Stanford    John/Pyro
Kelly Hu    Anne Reynolds (AKA Yuriko Oyama, AKA Lady Deathstrike)
Anna Paquin    Rogue
Katie Stuart    Kitty Pryde
Kea Wong    Jubilee
Peter Wingfield    Lyman
Connor Widdows    Jones
Michael Reid McKay    Jason (AKA 143)
Daniel Cudmore    Piotr Rasputin (AKA Colossus)
Steve Bacic    Hank McCoy (AKA Beast)
Cotter Smith    President McKenna
Shauna Kain    Theresa Cassidy (AKA Siryn)
James Bamford    Remy LeBeau (AKA Gambit)
Bryce Hodgson    Artie
Chiara Zanni    White House Tour Guide
Jackie A. Greenbank    President's Secretary
Michael Soltis    White House Checkpoint Agent
Michael David Simms    Lead White House Agent
David Fabrizio    Oval Office Agent Fabrizio
Roger Cross    Oval Office Agent Cartwright
Richard Bradshaw    Special Ops Agent
Glen Curtis    Museum Teenager #1
Greg Rikaart    Museum Teenager #2
Ty Olsson    Mitchell Laurio
Alfonso Quijada    Federal Building Cleaning Twin #1
Rene Quijada    Federal Building Cleaning Twin #1
Brad Loree    Stryker at Age 40
Sheri G. Feldman    Augmentation Room Doctor
Charles Siegel    Dr. Shaw
James Kirk    Ronny Drake
Jill Teed    Madeline Drake
Alf Humphreys    William Drake
Michasha Armstrong    Plastic Prison Guard
Robert Hayley    Cop
Mark Lukyn    Lead Cop
Kendell Cross    Cop #2
Lori Stewart    F-16 Fighter Pilot
Keely Purvis    Litle Girl 143
Dylan Kussman    Stryker Soldier Wilkins
Aaron Pearl    Stryker Solider
Aaron Douglas    Stryker Solider
Colin Lawrence    Stryker Solider
Richard C. Burton    Stryker Solider
Michael Joycelyn    Stryker Solider
Nolan Funk    X-Kids, Captured
Kurt Max Runte    Chief of Staff Abrahms
Benjamin Glenday    Cameraman
Ted Friend    News Reporter
Mi-Jung Lee    News Reporter
Marrett Green    News Reporter
Jill Krop    News Reporter
Brian Peck    News Reporter
Jason S. Whitmer (uncredited)*    Stryker Soldier

Cameos

Bryan Singer    Security Officer in Magneto's Prison

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Bryan Singer    Director
Michael Dougherty    Screenwriter
Dan Harris    Screenwriter
Zak Penn    Screenwriter
Bryan Singer    Story Creator
David Hayter    Story Creator
Avi Arad    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Tom DeSanto    Executive Producer
Bryan Singer    Executive Producer
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Newton Thomas Sigel    Director of Photography
Guy Hendrix Dyas    Production Designer
John Ottman    Composer
Ross Fanger    Co-Producer
Kevin Feige    Co-Producer
David Gorder    Associate Producer
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Ross Fanger    Unit Production Manager
Stewart Bethune    Unit Production Manager
Jason McGatlin    Production Supervisor
Geoff Hubbard    Supervising Art Director
Helen Jarvis    Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Gary Capo    Second Unit Camera
Michael Fink    Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Rosenbaum    Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Hollander    Visual Effects Supervisor
Louise Mingenbach    Costume Designer
John Ottman    Editor
Rob Young    Sound Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Herbick    Re-recording Mixer
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Sound Designer
Norma Hill-Patton    Makeup
Rita Ciccozzi    Makeup
Angela Wood    Makeup
Mary Burton    Makeup
Jennifer O'Halloran    Hairstylist
Pauline L. Tremblay    Hairstylist
Gordon Smith    Special Effects Makeup
Roger Mussenden    Casting
Lee Cleary    Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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May 10th, 2004

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May 3rd, 2004

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July 2nd, 2003


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June 25th, 2003


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May 27th, 2003


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May 27th, 2003


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May 23rd, 2003


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May 19th, 2003


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May 15th, 2003


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May 13th, 2003


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May 12th, 2003


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May 12th, 2003


X-Men 2 Crosses $100 million

May 9th, 2003


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May 9th, 2003


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May 6th, 2003


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May 5th, 2003


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May 5th, 2003


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May 3rd, 2003


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May 2nd, 2003


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April 30th, 2003


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April 28th, 2003


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April 25th, 2003


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April 23rd, 2003


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March 20th, 2003


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February 20th, 2003


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February 6th, 2003


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January 30th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2003 1 $85,558,731   3,741 $22,871   $85,558,731 1
May 9, 2003 1 $40,032,160 -53% 3,749 $10,678   $147,677,021 2
May 16, 2003 3 $17,301,287 -57% 3,490 $4,957   $174,172,025 3
May 23, 2003 4 $10,498,682 -39% 3,067 $3,423   $189,459,127 4
May 30, 2003 7 $5,096,942 -51% 2,530 $2,015   $199,365,036 5
Jun 6, 2003 7 $3,006,643 -41% 2,050 $1,467   $204,263,301 6
Jun 13, 2003 10 $1,740,529 -42% 1,316 $1,323   $207,305,598 7
Jun 20, 2003 12 $1,350,996 -22% 1,301 $1,038   $209,628,658 8
Jun 27, 2003 15 $932,196 -31% 1,150 $811   $211,317,905 9
Jul 4, 2003 14 $1,143,724 +23% 1,100 $1,040   $213,097,408 10
Jul 11, 2003 23 $217,639 -81% 248 $878   $213,871,302 11
Jul 18, 2003 26 $174,005 -20% 192 $906   $214,181,675 12
Jul 25, 2003 33 $118,149 -32% 155 $762   $214,411,695 13
Aug 1, 2003 35 $102,681 -13% 133 $772   $214,591,423 14
Aug 8, 2003 43 $72,826 -29% 115 $633   $214,728,327 15
Aug 15, 2003 51 $41,388 -43% 81 $511   $214,813,155 16
Aug 22, 2003 57 $33,131 -20% 65 $510   $214,869,324 17
Aug 29, 2003 71 $16,641 -50% 40 $416   $214,901,352 18
Sep 5, 2003 77 $17,610 +6% 39 $452   $214,930,077 19
Sep 12, 2003 99 $6,552 -63% 19 $345   $214,944,062 20
Sep 19, 2003 114 $2,708 -59% 7 $387   $214,948,780 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 2, 2003 1 $31,247,979     3,741 $8,353   $31,247,979 1
May 3, 2003 1 $32,000,629 +2%   3,741 $8,554   $63,248,608 2
May 4, 2003 1 $22,310,123 -30%   3,741 $5,964   $85,558,731 3
May 5, 2003 1 $6,550,000 -71%   3,741 $1,751   $92,108,000 4
May 6, 2003 1 $6,038,000 -8%   3,741 $1,614   $98,146,000 5
May 7, 2003 1 $4,896,000 -19%   3,741 $1,309   $103,043,000 6
May 8, 2003 1 $4,602,000 -6%   3,741 $1,230   $107,645,000 7
May 9, 2003 1 $12,372,432 +169% -60% 3,749 $3,300   $120,017,293 8
May 10, 2003 1 $17,108,345 +38% -47% 3,749 $4,563   $137,125,638 9
May 11, 2003 1 $10,551,383 -38% -53% 3,749 $2,814   $147,677,021 10
May 12, 2003 1 $3,003,000 -72% -54% 3,749 $801   $150,680,000 11
May 13, 2003 1 $2,858,000 -5% -53% 3,749 $762   $153,538,000 12
May 14, 2003 1 $2,038,000 -29% -58% 3,749 $544   $155,303,000 13
May 15, 2003 2 $1,567,000 -23% -66% 3,749 $418   $156,871,000 14
May 16, 2003 2 $5,025,000 +221% -59% 3,489 $1,440   $161,188,000 15
May 17, 2003 3 $7,485,043 +49% -56% 3,490 $2,145   $169,360,328 16
May 18, 2003 3 $4,811,697 -36% -54% 3,490 $1,379   $174,172,025 17
May 19, 2003 2 $1,362,000 -72% -55% 3,490 $390   $175,534,000 18
May 20, 2003 2 $1,108,000 -19% -61% 3,490 $317   $176,642,000 19
May 21, 2003 2 $1,070,000 -3% -47% 3,490 $307   $177,712,000 20
May 22, 2003 2 $1,249,000 +17% -20% 3,490 $358   $178,960,000 21
May 23, 2003 4 $2,641,000 +111% -47% 3,472 $761   $181,601,000 22
May 24, 2003 4 $3,964,000 +50% -47% 3,472 $1,142   $185,447,000 23
May 25, 2003 4 $3,595,999 -9% -25% 3,067 $1,172   $189,459,127 24
May 26, 2003 4 $2,738,716 -24% +101% 3,067 $893   $192,197,843 25
May 27, 2003 3 $721,000 -74% -35% 3,067 $235   $192,919,000 26
May 28, 2003 3 $668,000 -7% -38% 3,067 $218   $193,587,000 27
May 29, 2003 3 $681,000 +2% -45% 3,067 $222   $194,268,000 28
May 30, 2003 7 $1,366,650 +101% -48% 2,530 $540   $195,634,744 29
May 31, 2003 6 $2,236,187 +64% -44% 2,530 $884   $197,870,931 30
Jun 1, 2003 6 $1,494,106 -33% -58% 2,530 $591   $199,365,037 31
Jun 2, 2003 6 $452,000 -70% -83% 2,530 $179   $199,817,000 32
Jun 3, 2003 7 $505,000 +12% -30% 2,530 $200   $200,322,000 33
Jun 4, 2003 6 $460,000 -9% -31% 2,533 $182   $200,782,000 34
Jun 5, 2003 6 $474,000 +3% -30% 2,533 $187   $201,257,000 35
Jun 6, 2003 7 $843,455 +78% -38% 2,050 $411   $202,100,114 36
Jun 7, 2003 7 $1,306,378 +55% -42% 2,050 $637   $203,406,492 37
Jun 8, 2003 7 $856,810 -34% -43% 2,050 $418   $204,263,302 38
Jun 9, 2003 8 $306,000 -64% -32% 2,050 $149   $204,570,000 39
Jun 10, 2003 8 $327,000 +7% -35% 2,050 $160   $204,896,000 40
Jun 11, 2003 8 $315,000 -4% -32% 2,050 $154   $205,211,000 41
Jun 12, 2003 7 $354,000 +12% -25% 2,050 $173   $205,565,000 42
Jun 13, 2003 10 $482,000 +36% -43% 1,316 $366   $206,047,000 43
Jun 14, 2003 10 $689,000 +43% -47% 1,316 $524   $206,736,000 44
Jun 15, 2003 10 $569,000 -17% -34% 1,316 $432   $207,305,599 45
Jun 16, 2003 10 $221,000 -61% -28% 1,316 $168   $207,527,000 46
Jun 17, 2003 10 $242,000 +10% -26% 1,316 $184   $207,769,000 47
Jun 18, 2003 10 $256,000 +6% -19% 1,316 $195   $208,025,000 48
Jun 19, 2003 10 $253,000 -1% -29% 1,316 $192   $208,278,000 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 2003 1 $107,644,861   3,741 $28,774   $107,644,861 1
May 9, 2003 1 $49,225,877 -54% 3,749 $13,130   $156,870,738 2
May 16, 2003 3 $22,089,707 -55% 3,490 $6,329   $178,960,445 3
May 23, 2003 4 $15,307,649 -31% 3,067 $4,991   $194,268,094 4
May 30, 2003 7 $6,988,564 -54% 2,530 $2,762   $201,256,658 5
Jun 6, 2003 7 $4,308,411 -38% 2,050 $2,102   $205,565,069 6
Jun 13, 2003 10 $2,712,593 -37% 1,316 $2,061   $208,277,662 7
Jun 20, 2003 12 $2,108,047 -22% 1,301 $1,620   $210,385,709 8
Jun 27, 2003 15 $1,567,975 -26% 1,150 $1,363   $211,953,684 9
Jul 4, 2003 15 $1,699,979 +8% 1,100 $1,545   $213,653,663 10
Jul 11, 2003 23 $354,007 -79% 248 $1,427   $214,007,670 11
Jul 18, 2003 26 $285,876 -19% 192 $1,489   $214,293,546 12
Jul 25, 2003 34 $195,196 -32% 155 $1,259   $214,488,742 13
Aug 1, 2003 37 $166,759 -15% 133 $1,254   $214,655,501 14
Aug 8, 2003 43 $116,266 -30% 115 $1,011   $214,771,767 15
Aug 15, 2003 54 $64,426 -45% 81 $795   $214,836,193 16
Aug 22, 2003 55 $48,518 -25% 65 $746   $214,884,711 17
Aug 29, 2003 71 $27,756 -43% 40 $694   $214,912,467 18
Sep 5, 2003 78 $25,043 -10% 39 $642   $214,937,510 19
Sep 12, 2003 99 $8,562 -66% 19 $451   $214,946,072 20
Sep 19, 2003 114 $3,622 -58% 7 $517   $214,949,694 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/30/2003 $3,795,811 358 359 717 $7,461,651 4/2/2020
United Kingdom 5/2/2003 $11,275,010 449 468 3,222 $33,595,810 5/28/2020
 
Rest of World $150,341,475
 
International Total$191,398,936 5/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 8, 20061358,214 207,037$781,232$2,800,811150

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 5, 2011821,423 21,423$195,596$195,596393
Jun 12, 2011189,412-56% 30,835$122,261$317,857394

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