Post by underthemat on May 4, 2008 12:44:25 GMT -5
From E.com
Take that, Batman, Superman and just about every other kind of costume-wearing man.
Iron Man grossed $100.8 million, per studio estimates compiled Sunday by Exhibitor Relations Co., a number that makes the Robert Downey Jr. film second only to Spider-Man for comic-book movie debuts.
The estimate does not include the movie's Thursday night sneaks. If it did, it'd be $3.5 million higher.
In all, by the end of tonight, Iron Man is predicted to have taken in $104.3 million, or more than the entire runs of Daredevil and Catwoman. Give it a few days or so, and it'll move past Batman and Robin and Ghost Rider on the all-time comic book movie list, as compiled by Box Office Mojo.
Already, Iron Man is in heavyweight company. Its opening was bigger than those of Batman Begins ($48.7 million), Superman Returns ($52.5 million), the first two X-Men movies and Spider-Man 2 ($88.2 million).
Not bad for a character that's considered B-list to the Spider-Man-, Batman-, Superman-populated A-list.
Among none comic book movie sequels, only the original Spider-Man topped $90 million in its opening weekend. (The 2002 film grossed a phenomenal $114.8 million.)
Among any kind of movie, Iron Man posted the 10th biggest opening ever.
According to Box Office Mojo, the movie opened up with $35.1 million on Friday, moved up to $37.5 million on Saturday, and is projected to make $28.1 million today.
Among the weekend's top 12 movies, it accounted for more than 65 percent of all business, which was not exactly great news for Patrick Dempsey and Made of Honor (second place, $15.5 million).
Also, it now seems clear Iron Man will be the biggest opener, by about $80 million, of Jeff Bridges' career. In the movie, Bridges plays the evil-doing Iron Monger to Downey's good-doing Iron Man.
Actually, given the movie's performance, better make that, Downey's solid-gold Iron Man.
Here's a recap of the top-grossing weekend films based on Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
Iron Man, $100.8 million
Made of Honor, $15.5 million
Baby Mama, $10.3 million
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $6.1 million
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, $6 million
The Forbidden Kingdom, $4.2 million
Nim's Island, $2.8 million
Prom Night, $2.5 million
21, $2.1 million
88 Minutes, $1.6 million
Take that, Batman, Superman and just about every other kind of costume-wearing man.
Iron Man grossed $100.8 million, per studio estimates compiled Sunday by Exhibitor Relations Co., a number that makes the Robert Downey Jr. film second only to Spider-Man for comic-book movie debuts.
The estimate does not include the movie's Thursday night sneaks. If it did, it'd be $3.5 million higher.
In all, by the end of tonight, Iron Man is predicted to have taken in $104.3 million, or more than the entire runs of Daredevil and Catwoman. Give it a few days or so, and it'll move past Batman and Robin and Ghost Rider on the all-time comic book movie list, as compiled by Box Office Mojo.
Already, Iron Man is in heavyweight company. Its opening was bigger than those of Batman Begins ($48.7 million), Superman Returns ($52.5 million), the first two X-Men movies and Spider-Man 2 ($88.2 million).
Not bad for a character that's considered B-list to the Spider-Man-, Batman-, Superman-populated A-list.
Among none comic book movie sequels, only the original Spider-Man topped $90 million in its opening weekend. (The 2002 film grossed a phenomenal $114.8 million.)
Among any kind of movie, Iron Man posted the 10th biggest opening ever.
According to Box Office Mojo, the movie opened up with $35.1 million on Friday, moved up to $37.5 million on Saturday, and is projected to make $28.1 million today.
Among the weekend's top 12 movies, it accounted for more than 65 percent of all business, which was not exactly great news for Patrick Dempsey and Made of Honor (second place, $15.5 million).
Also, it now seems clear Iron Man will be the biggest opener, by about $80 million, of Jeff Bridges' career. In the movie, Bridges plays the evil-doing Iron Monger to Downey's good-doing Iron Man.
Actually, given the movie's performance, better make that, Downey's solid-gold Iron Man.
Here's a recap of the top-grossing weekend films based on Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
Iron Man, $100.8 million
Made of Honor, $15.5 million
Baby Mama, $10.3 million
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $6.1 million
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, $6 million
The Forbidden Kingdom, $4.2 million
Nim's Island, $2.8 million
Prom Night, $2.5 million
21, $2.1 million
88 Minutes, $1.6 million