Hugh Jackman‘s new film, Song Sung Blue, reached a significant career milestone for the actor, debuting at number eight in the weekend box office. While Avatar: Fire and Ash, Zootopia 2, Marty Supreme, and Anaconda led the charts, other films like The Housemaid, David, and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants also performed well. Song Sung Blue earned $7.65 million over the three-day weekend and $12 million over the five-day holiday period.
The recent success of the film was a major achievement for Hugh Jackman’s career. With a $12 million opening weekend, his total worldwide box office earnings as a leading actor exceeded $6.5 billion, according to data from The-Numbers. This total includes several superhero films, most notably Deadpool & Wolverine, which is his highest-grossing movie, earning over $1.3 billion worldwide.
Song Sung Blue is a film based on a real-life couple, Mike and Claire Sardina, who performed as a tribute to Neil Diamond in their band, Thunder & Lightning. Hugh Jackman plays Mike, and Kate Hudson plays Claire. The movie also features Jim Belushi, Michael Imperioli, Mustafa Shajir, Ella Anderson, and Fisher Stevens. It tells the story of how they formed their band, but takes a difficult turn when Claire is seriously injured in an accident, losing her leg. The film follows their struggles, attempts to rebuild their relationship, and ultimately ends with a poignant and sad conclusion.
Critics generally liked the film, giving it a ‘Fresh’ rating of 76
Hugh Jackman Has Been as Successful as a Singer as a Superhero
As a huge movie fan, it’s no surprise to me that Hugh Jackman’s films have brought in a massive $6.5 billion worldwide! If you look at his biggest hits, they’re almost entirely his work as Wolverine. Seriously, the top five highest-grossing movies of his career all feature him as the character! After the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, the next four biggest are Deadpool 2 (even with just a cameo!), X-Men: Days of Future Past, Logan, and X-Men: The Last Stand. And it doesn’t stop there – The Wolverine comes in at number eight, X-Men 2 at nine, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine at eleven. It’s clear Wolverine is where he really shines!
Hugh Jackman isn’t just known for playing superheroes. He’s also a successful musical performer. His films Les Misérables ($435 million) and The Greatest Showman ($428 million) both earned huge amounts at the box office, and even Happy Feet – an animated musical about a dancing penguin – brought in $385 million. Combined, these three films grossed over $1.248 billion, demonstrating that Jackman’s singing talent is just as marketable as his action-hero persona.
As reported by Deadline, the audience for Song Sung Blue was overwhelmingly female (61
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