Hugh Jackman has broken down in tears as he celebrated his latest box office hit.

The Sydney-born star, 55, wept in his car when he learned that his new film, Deadpool & Wolverine, has become the number one movie in the world.

Reading the news on his phone in a video posted to Twitter on Monday, Hugh first chuckled to himself before exclaiming, ‘oh my god’.

Happy tears began flowing as the revelation sunk in, as he swatted away the adroplets before exhaling a deep sigh.

Hugh additionally shared the news to his Instagram, writing, ‘Wolverine and Deadpool is the #1 movie in the world. Thank you ALL!’

He posted the caption alongside a graphic of his character, Wolverine, laying on a couch looking at a framed image that read, ‘Number one movie in the world’.

Deadpool & Wolverine took in AU $10million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend, making it the highest grossing R-rated weekend opening of all time, while pulling in AU $668.45 million globally – far beyond industry expectations.

The star recently revealed how his children Oscar and Ava inspired him to reprise his iconic Marvel superhero role in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman (pictured) has broken down in tears as he celebrated his latest box office hit

The Sydney-born star, 55, wept in his car when he learned that his new film, Deadpool & Wolverine, has become the number one movie in the world

Hugh, who last played the foul-mouthed X-Men hero Wolverine in the 2017 movie Logan, said that a conversation with his kids convinced him to once again take on the role.

‘I had been talking to my kids about, “what do you want to do with your life? What is it you want to do if you could do anything?”,’ he told The Daily Telegraph.

‘And I thought I should ask that of myself: if I could do anything – and I am super lucky in that in many ways I can ask myself that question – what would it be?’