After starring in the critically acclaimed 2025 biographical musical drama Song Sung Blue, Hugh Jackman will next be seen in the mystery comedy The Sheep Detectives. The film is based on Leonie Swan’s 2005 novel Three Bags Full and is set to hit theaters on May 8, 2026. The Oscar-nominated actor achieved global recognition after being cast in Bryan Singer’s Marvel superhero film X-Men (2000), which became a critical and commercial success.
Since then, the good-looking star has reprised his role as Wolverine and starred in multiple Marvel superhero films, with the most recent one being the MCU blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, co-starring Ryan Reynolds. Out of all of Hugh Jackman’s Marvel films, let’s take a look at their box office performances and find out which one among them delivered the best return (worldwide gross) relative to its budget.
Hugh Jackman’s Marvel Films – Box Office Performance (Worldwide)
Here are the Marvel superhero films that featured Hugh Jackman in a leading or significant role (excluding cameos), along with their worldwide totals (as per Box Office Mojo data), and their estimated budgets.
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1. X-Men (2000)
- Budget: $75 million
- Worldwide Total: $296.3 million
2. X2: X-Men United (2003)
- Budget: $110 million
- Worldwide Total: $407.7 million
3. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- Budget: $210 million
- Worldwide Total: $460.4 million
4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Budget: $150 million
- Worldwide Total: $373.1 million
5. The Wolverine (2013)
- Budget: $120 million
- Worldwide Total: $414.8 million
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Budget: $200 million
- Worldwide Total: $746 million
7. Logan (2017)
- Budget: $97 million
- Worldwide Total: $619.2 million





