X-Men (film)

X-Men is a 2009 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The film is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the sixth film in Volume One. X-Men was directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine, James Franco as Scott Summers/Cyclops, JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Jean Grey, Angela Bassett as Ororo Munroe/Storm, Dermot Mulroney as Hank McCoy/Beast, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Jesse Eisenberg as Alex Summers/Havoc, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Bobby Drake, Mae Whitman as Kitty Pryde, Dallas Roberts as Jason Wyngarde/Mastermind, Iwan Rheon as Toad, Ian McKellan as Erik Lensherr/Magneto, and Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X.

The film was released on July 3, 2009.

Cast

 * Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
 * James Franco as Scott Summers/Cyclops
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Jean Grey
 * Angela Bassett as Ororo Munroe/Storm
 * Dermot Mulroney as Hank McCoy/Beast
 * Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
 * Jesse Eisenberg as Alex Summers/Havoc
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Bobby Drake
 * Mae Whitman as Kitty Pryde
 * Dallas Roberts as Jason Wyngarde/Mastermind
 * Iwan Rheon as Toad
 * Ian McKellan as Erik Lensherr/Magneto
 * Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X

Box office
X-Men grossed $207.1 million domestically and $204.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $411.7 million. The film had a domestic opening weekend of $66.3 million, debuting at number one at the box office.

Critical reception
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% with an average rating of 7.30/10, based on 309 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "An effortlessly entertaining blend of fun and thought, X-Men is a superhero movie that never forgets the genre's real power: joyous wish fulfillment." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 53 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.