$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