 "X-Men" had its premiere at Ellis Island on July 12, 2000, two days before a wide opening in 3,025 theaters in North America.It would also debut in Australia that weekend to take advantage of the school holidays, while most other territories would get the film in August.Marvel Studios was depending on "X-Men"s success to ignite other franchise properties ("Spider-Man", "Fantastic Four", "Hulk", and "Daredevil").