Iron Man (Nearly) Invincible At The Box Office
By vaibhavsawke
@vaibhavsawke (820)
India
May 26, 2008 12:03pm CST
"B-list superhero"?
"Grand Theft Auto IV"?
I say to you: "HA!"
Iron Man had the 10th biggest box office opening weekend, EVER (and that's not even including the Thursday sneak preview showings). It topped $100 million on this past weekend.
It kicked butt on every level. Audiences loved it, Rotten Tomatoes has it 94% positive and the per screen average was over $24,000 (which means you can't attribute the boffo box office to just the fact it was released on a gazillion screens).
In addition it's opening weeked grosses were double that of both Batman Begins and Superman Returns, plus it earned more than Spider-Man 2 and the first two X-Men movies on their opening weekends.
Maybe the next time I tell you a movie is going to be awesome month after month after month prior to its release, you'll pay attention, eh? :-)
7 responses
@redindian85 (16)
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29 May 08
One thing I havnt heard mentioned about Iron Man is how much of a Patriotic film it is.
They were smart to keep the name of the terrorist group obscure and not pin them down to a country.
Man that script was tight!!!
And I loved how they used cell phones in the film.
Very clever.
@vaibhavsawke (820)
• India
3 Jun 08
Narnia can't hold infront of IM and speedracer also can't do either
@cendartree (21)
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29 May 08
SUPEROIR TECHNOLOGY! Sorry, but that was Capcom IM finishing saying. Love the pic for this Rant! Saw it three times this weekend and I live in the Derby city. My wife whom knows nothing about IM loved it and said she can't wait for the sequel. Kahless, as much as I love IM, I believe Speed Racer will hold his own to hold off IM for first next week with 150mil over the next weekend. IM will make 70mil next week.
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@vaibhavsawke (820)
• India
3 Jun 08
thanxs for the response. 70 million next week is a piece of cake
@vaibhavsawke (820)
• India
3 Jun 08
It is better than batman,superman or any other super hero movie
@krazymonk (11)
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29 May 08
let's all watch iron man again! at the cinema... make it make 150 million dollars next week...
For me, I won't watch it again just to boost the cume but will watch it again because it's a fantastic film. And about Stallone and Driven, I agree....what was the point. :o)
@jonyyenglish (10)
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28 May 08
You are right Iron man rocks... I am waiting for its sequel
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@myliezl0903 (2726)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
I've seen this movie today. Actually, I didn't expect so much from this Marvel movie at first, I didn't even know that there was a comic superhero named Iron Man. LOL! I thought it'll just be another typical "action-pack PLUS superb-effects" film but with a 'boring script and acting' (like HULK and GHOST RIDER !!? hehe). But what a pleasant surprise, I totally underestimated this movie.
IRON MAN ROCKS! Terrific! Absolutely TERRIFIC! =)
And starting today, I'll be a Robert Downey Jr. fan! LOL! 
