Friday, 6 June 2008

Iron Man wins at the weekend box office for the second consecutive week

Iron ManMarvel’s superhero movie Iron Man fought off the competition for the second consecutive weekend, landing at No. 1 with $50.5 million in ticket sales at North American box offices, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


The movie, the first release by Marvel Studios, took in $12,284 per theater at 4,111 locations, and saw its total box office rise to $177 million after only about 10 days in theaters.


The film, starring Robert Downey Jr., went head-to-head with the family film Speed Racer, which landed the number two spot with $20.2 million in ticket sales; and romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas bagged the number three spot taking an estimated $20 million at the box office this weekend.




See Also