$100m opening for ‘Iron Man’
‘Iron Man‘ took a mighty $100.8 million at the North American box office in its opening weekend.
The domestic figures make the film – the first from comic publisher Marvel – the tenth highest-grossing opener ever.
It is also the second highest-grossing opener for a non-sequel, behind only Spider Man($115m).
The top ten at the US Box Office:
1. (-) Iron Man – $100.8m
2. (-) Made Of Honor – $15.5m
3. (1) Baby Mama – $10.3m
4. (4) Forgetting Sarah Marshall – $6.1m
5. (2) Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay – $6.0m
6. (3) The Forbidden Kingdom – $4.2m
7. (5) Nim’s Island - $2.8m
8. (6) Prom Night – $2.5m
9. (7) 21 – $2.1m
10. (8) 88 Minutes – $1.6m
‘Vantage Point’ No1 At Box Office
‘Vantage Point’ secured the top spot at the weekend box office, earning an estimated $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The previous No.1 movie, 20th Century Fox’s ‘Jumper’, dropped to second with $12.7 million, raising its domestic total to $56.2 million in two weeks.
Paramount’s family fantasy ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ was a close third with $12.6 million.
Disney’s dance saga ‘Step Up 2 The Streets’ and Warner Bros.’ romantic comedy ‘Fool’s Gold’ rounded out the top five.
