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X2: X-Men United(2003)
Released
2003 · FILM

X2: X-Men United

When a rogue teleporting mutant assaults the White House, Professor Xavier must rally his surviving students and confront a relentless military commander determined to eradicate mutantkind, risking an all‑out war that could decide humanity’s future.

“The time has come for those who are different to stand united.”

Directed by
Bryan Singer, Ashley Bell
Written by
Zak Penn, David Hayter
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
134 min
ActionSci-FiThriller
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

In the face of increasing anti-mutant sentiment led by Colonel William Stryker, Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes must respond. Storm, Wolverine, and Jean Grey are compelled to ally with Magneto and Mystique in an effort to dismantle Stryker's plan to exterminate all mutants.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 868+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John OttmanShot by Newton Thomas SigelDesigned by Guy Hendrix DyasSound by Craig Berkey Nm0075389Costumes by Louise MingenbachVFX by Saraswathi Balgam

Box Office

2003 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.7× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$407.7M

Budget$110.0M
Worldwide gross$407.7M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $214.9M — 53% of worldwide · International: $192.8M (47%)

Opening weekend: $85.6M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $107.6M — 50% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,741 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • X-Men 2de
  • X-Men 2en
  • X2: X-Men Uniteden
  • (Bulgarian)Х-Мен 2
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United KingdomApr 24, 2003
  • LithuaniaApr 25, 2003
  • United StatesApr 28, 2003
  • ArgentinaApr 30, 2003
  • AustraliaApr 30, 2003

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Donners' Company20th Century FoxMarvel EnterprisesBad Hat Harry ProductionsXF2 Canada Productions
Distributors
20th Century Fox20th Century Fox CIS20th Century Fox España20th Century Fox India20th Century Fox New Zealand
Special effectsFXSmith, Professional VisionCare Associates, Grant McCune Design, Cinesite (Hollywood), Rhythm & Hues Studios
Other companiesWavevend Communications, 20th Century Fox Studios, Asylum VFX, Cal-B-Ques Catering, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment

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