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The Star Trek reboot also nearly tripled the 27-million-dollar take of superhero spinoff "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," which claimed the best debut of the year one weekend earlier with 87 million dollars.
Jackman, a 40-year-old Australian heartthrob named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine last year, has starred as the mutant superhero in the three previous "X-Men" movies.
Trailing a distant third was romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, which earned 10.45 million in its second week.
Superstar singer Beyonce's taut thriller "Obsessed" slipped one spot to fourth with 6.6 million dollars, for a total of 56.2 million dollars over three weeks.
Youthful fantasy "17 Again," starring US teen idol Zac Efron, also fell one spot, to fifth, taking in 4.4 million dollars for a 54.2-million-dollar total over four weeks.
Debuting at number six was comic caper "Next Day Air," about a bungled cocaine delivery and the efforts to retrieve it. As the only R-rated film in the top 12, it took in four million dollars.
In seventh spot was "The Soloist," an inspiring musical tale based on a true story and starring Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Foxx, which scored 3.6 million dollars in ticket sales on its third weekend.
"Monsters vs Aliens," an animated tale of a rag-tag group of monsters who save the world from destruction, dropped three spots to eighth, earning just 3.4 million dollars but basking in its seven-week haul of 186.9 million over seven weeks.
Disney's "Earth" documentary, in ninth place, culls extraordinary nature footage from the BBC's landmark series "Planet Earth." It brought in 2.5 million dollars on its third weekend.
Miley Cyrus vehicle "Hannah Montana: The Movie," slipped two places to 10th. The film version of the popular Disney TV series took in 2.4 million dollars for a total of 74.1 million in five weeks.
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Jackman, a 40-year-old Australian heartthrob named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine last year, has starred as the mutant superhero in the three previous "X-Men" movies.
Trailing a distant third was romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, which earned 10.45 million in its second week.
Superstar singer Beyonce's taut thriller "Obsessed" slipped one spot to fourth with 6.6 million dollars, for a total of 56.2 million dollars over three weeks.
Youthful fantasy "17 Again," starring US teen idol Zac Efron, also fell one spot, to fifth, taking in 4.4 million dollars for a 54.2-million-dollar total over four weeks.
Debuting at number six was comic caper "Next Day Air," about a bungled cocaine delivery and the efforts to retrieve it. As the only R-rated film in the top 12, it took in four million dollars.
In seventh spot was "The Soloist," an inspiring musical tale based on a true story and starring Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Foxx, which scored 3.6 million dollars in ticket sales on its third weekend.
"Monsters vs Aliens," an animated tale of a rag-tag group of monsters who save the world from destruction, dropped three spots to eighth, earning just 3.4 million dollars but basking in its seven-week haul of 186.9 million over seven weeks.
Disney's "Earth" documentary, in ninth place, culls extraordinary nature footage from the BBC's landmark series "Planet Earth." It brought in 2.5 million dollars on its third weekend.
Miley Cyrus vehicle "Hannah Montana: The Movie," slipped two places to 10th. The film version of the popular Disney TV series took in 2.4 million dollars for a total of 74.1 million in five weeks.
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