X-Men (movie series)

X-Men is an American superhero movie series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. An X-Men movie produced by 20th Century Fox and directed by Bryan Singer was released in 2000. Singer returned for a sequel, X2, which was released in 2003. Due to him directing Superman Returns (2006), Singer was replaced by Brett Ratner for the third and final movie of the original X-Men trilogy, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

The trilogy became a movie series with the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), a prequel movie based on the character Wolverine. In 2011, a prequel and soft reboot of the series, titled X-Men: First Class was released. It focused on the younger versions of Charles Xavier / Professor X and Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto, before they became enemies. In 2013, a second Wolverine movie, The Wolverine, was released, but it was set after The Last Stand. The prequel and the original series crossovered in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). In the new movie, a new timeline is created and it is the one that the rest of the movies follow.

The first movie of the new timeline is Deadpool (2016), which is based on the character of the same name. X-Men: Apocalypse was released in the same year and was followed by the third and final Wolverine movie, Logan. Deadpool 2 was released in 2018 and the fourth and final movie of the X-Men prequel series, Dark Phoenix, was released in 2019. The final movie of the series, The New Mutants, was released in 2020.

The X-Men movie series also has two television series, Legion (2017–2019) and The Gifted (2017–2019). Legion has three seasons and The Gifted has two.

After The Walt Disney Company bought Fox in 2019, Marvel Studios took the rights to X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Having plans for their own X-Men movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), they canceled all planned X-Men projects. Patrick Stewart returned as a different version of Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and Kelsey Grammer returned as a different version of Hank McCoy / Beast in The Marvels (2023). In Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), the third Deadpool movie, a lot of the characters from the movie series will return, even though it is part of the MCU. An X-Men movie set in the MCU is in development.

The series has got positive reviews, with X-Men: Days of Future Past and Logan being considered two of the best superhero movies of all time. All 13 movies have made over $6 billion around the world.

 Movies 
MoviesU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Story byProducer(s)X-Men original trilogyX-MenBryan SingerDavid HayterTom DeSanto & Bryan SingerLauren Shuler Donner & Ralph WinterX2Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris & David HayterZak Penn, David Hayter & Bryan SingerX-Men: The Last StandBrett RatnerSimon Kinberg & Zak PennLauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter & Avi AradWolverine trilogyX-Men Origins: WolverineGavin HoodDavid Benioff & Skip WoodsLauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Hugh Jackman & John PalermoThe WolverineJames MangoldMark Bomback & Scott FrankLauren Shuler Donner & Hutch ParkerLoganScott Frank, James Mangold & Michael GreenJames MangoldLauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg & Hutch ParkerX-Men prequel moviesX-Men: First ClassMatthew VaughnAshley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman & Matthew VaughnSheldon Turner & Bryan SingerLauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg & Gregory GoodmanX-Men: Days of Future PastBryan SingerSimon KinbergJane Goldman, Simon Kinberg & Matthew VaughnLauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg & Hutch ParkerX-Men: ApocalypseBryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Michael Dougherty & Dan HarrisDark PhoenixSimon KinbergLauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker & Todd HallowellDeadpool moviesDeadpoolTim MillerRhett Reese & Paul WernickLauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg & Ryan ReynoldsDeadpool 2David LeitchRhett Reese, Paul Wernick & Ryan ReynoldsSpin-offThe New MutantsJosh BooneJosh Boone & Knate LeeSimon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt & Lauren Shuler Donner

 Television series 
SeriesSeasonEpisodesOriginally airedShowrunnerFirst airedLast airedNetworkLegion18February 8, 2017March 29, 2017FXNoah Hawley211April 3, 2018June 12, 201838June 24, 2019August 12, 2019The Gifted113October 2, 2017January 15, 2018FoxMatt Nix216September 25, 2018February 26, 2019

 Timeline 
The events of the films are conventionally placed into two main "timelines". The "original" timeline begins with X-Men Origins: Wolverine (though multiple events in this film would be retconned or contradicted in others released afterward) and moving through X-Men: First Class, the original trilogy and The Wolverine until the dystopian setting of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Starting from that film's ending, a "new" timeline is created, with the proceeding prequel films X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix showing events differently than what was established before. 

The setting of Logan was initially implied by Hugh Jackman to be set in an alternate timeline and not following the prequel films, before director James Mangold stated that it was related; Marvel later officially classified the film as a separate universe from the film series in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z. Despite this, Deadpool & Wolverine treats Logan and the other Deadpool films as part of the X-Men film series timeline with most of the films existing within the same universe, designated again as Earth-10005.

 Reception 

 Box office 
MovieU.S. release dateBox office grossAll-time rankingProduction budgetU.S. and CanadaOther territoriesWorldwideU.S. & CanadaWorldwideX-MenJuly 14, 2000$157,299,718$139,039,810$296,339,528330479$75millionX2May 2, 2003$214,949,694$192,761,855$407,711,549178282$110millionX-Men: The Last StandMay 26, 2006$234,362,462$226,072,829$460,435,291140236$210millionX-Men Origins: WolverineMay 1, 2009$179,883,157$193,179,707$373,062,864252320$150millionX-Men: First ClassJune 3, 2011$146,408,305$206,208,385$352,616,690373360$160millionThe WolverineJuly 26, 2013$132,556,852$282,271,394$414,828,246449271$120millionX-Men: Days of Future PastMay 23, 2014$233,921,534$512,124,166$746,045,70014398$205millionDeadpoolFebruary 12, 2016$363,070,709$419,766,082$782,836,7914689$58millionX-Men: ApocalypseMay 27, 2016$155,442,489$388,491,616$543,934,105336178$178millionLoganMarch 3, 2017$226,277,068$392,902,882$619,179,950154144$97millionDeadpool 2May 18, 2018$324,591,735$461,304,874$785,896,6096487$110millionDark PhoenixJune 7, 2019$65,845,974$186,597,000$252,442,9741,246584$200millionThe New MutantsAugust 28, 2020$23,852,659$25,316,935$49,169,5943,2943,085$67–80millionTotal$$$#7#8

 Reviews 
+  Movie Critical Public Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore X-Men 82% (174 reviews) 64 (33 reviews) A− X2 85% (247 reviews) 68 (37 reviews) A X-Men: The Last Stand 57% (239 reviews) 58 (38 reviews) A− X-Men Origins: Wolverine 38% (259 reviews) 40 (39 reviews) B+ X-Men: First Class 86% (299 reviews) 65 (38 reviews) B+ The Wolverine 71% (262 reviews) 61 (46 reviews) A− X-Men: Days of Future Past 90% (334 reviews) 75 (44 reviews) A Deadpool 85% (348 reviews) 65 (49 reviews) A X-Men: Apocalypse 47% (349 reviews) 52 (48 reviews) A− Logan 93% (429 reviews) 77 (51 reviews) A− Deadpool 2 84% (422 reviews) 66 (51 reviews) A Dark Phoenix 22% (388 reviews) 43 (52 reviews) B− The New Mutants 36% (139 reviews) 43 (20 reviews) 

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