(EW.com) -- Thirteen years after putting on the adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman is still carving up the box office as the most iconic super-mutant, Wolverine. Since opening on July 26, The Wolverine, Jackman's fifth outing as the ornery X-Man, has grossed $307 million worldwide. It's not exactly Avengers money, but it's more than enough for Fox to want to keep Jackman in the X-Men fold. As The Wolverine's post-credit sequence teased, Jackman will time-travel for a cameo in next year's X-Men: Days of Future Past. But will that be the end of Jackman's run? The 44-year-old has played Wolverine longer and more frequently than any actor has ever been associated with a comic-book hero, but his current deal is about to expire. Now the National Enquirer claims that Fox is offering Jackman $100 million for him to keep slicing and dicing for four more X-Men movies. Them's a lot of chicken breasts!
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"The Wolverine" has grossed $307 million worldwide
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Jackman would have to train his body for more films
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There is speculation the actor could snag $100 million for the role
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Jackman's spokesperson dismissed the report, but the future of Wolverine is worth some analysis, from both @placeholder's and the franchise's points of view.
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That "pretty compelling reason" might be introducing @placeholder to some new super-friends, like the Avengers.
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The only thing standing in the way of some X-Men/@placeholder movie synergy is studio politics.
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From @placeholder's point of view, though, extending Jackman for additional films is a no-brainer.
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I can't imagine @placeholder would get soft around the middle; besides a more grizzled Jackman better suits the haunted comic-book character.
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I can't imagine Jackman would get soft around the middle; besides a more grizzled @placeholder better suits the haunted comic-book character.
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The big headline yesterday was the $100 million figure that the @placeholder threw out there.