Iron Man Tops Box Office with $100M+ Debut
Written by Jay on May 5, 2008 – -
Did I not tell you that Iron Man was going to be one of the first biggest movies this year? Not only was the movie excellent, but it did great in the box office with a $100M+ debut on it’s opening weekend. But of course, we knew it was going to be number 1 in the box office. Matter of fact, it’ll still be number 1 next week as well. But let’s not jump the gun with my predictions!
But this comic book adaption will become one of only 10 films to have broken the $100M+ barrier in the first three days of it’s debut. If we all remember, Spider-Man 3 still holds the Top Hollywood Debuts sitting at $151M, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean with $136M and Shrek the Third at $122M. Ironman finished 10th on that list.
These Marvel production movies are really hitting it big, huh? I mean, they have 4 of the top 10 Hollywood debuts in the box office (Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man, X-Men: The Last Stand and now Iron Man).
So, what’s next? Maybe The Incredible Hulk sequel featuring Edward Norton to be released early this summer? Honestly, I don’t think it will hit the $100M+ mark in the opening weekend, but that’s my prediction.
While Iron Man finished first in the box office this past weekend, the romantic comedy Made of Honor finished a very, very distant second taking in $15.5M.
Last week’s number 1 Baby Mama dropped to third with $10M, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was fourth followed by Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay which rounded out the top 5 movies this weekend.
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