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Predictions vary for "Wolverine." Fox, trying to manage expectations for the Marvel prequel, is saying in the $70 million range. Tracking suggests the spinoff/prequel could open much higher.

"Wolverine," returning Hugh Jackman in the title role, is tracking on par with "Iron Man," which debuted to $102 million on the same weekend a year ago.

But there are mitigating factors that could eat into "Wolverine's" earnings. A month ago a working copy of the film was pirated and leaked on the Internet. Fox insiders say it could cost the film $20 million in B.O. revenues considering that hundreds of thousands of copies were downloaded.