Big Opening For Iron Man

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Iron Man could be the first $100M opener of the summer blockbuster season!

According to Fantasy Moguls, Iron Man earned an estimated $35M domestically on Friday, which includes a portion of the pre-release opening figures.

If it can sustain that kind of momentum, Iron Man’s opening could place it ahead of X2 and Spider-Man 2 and just behind X-Men: The Last Stand in the list of all-time top comic book adaptation openings.

In addition, The Hollywood Reporter listed these international sales figures:

In the first two days of overseas release under the wing of Paramount Pictures International, incomplete returns indicate that the Marvel Comics tentpole has chalked up $22.4 million from 35 markets.

Over two days in release, Korea has delivered $2.4 million; Singapore, $905,331; Thailand, $652,192; and Hong Kong, $533,859. While in just one day, Italy has pulled in $1.7 million and Australia, $1.1 million.


Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia “Pepper” Potts, Terrence Howard as James "Rhodey" Rhodes and Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger, with appearances by Hillary Swank and Stan “The Man” Lee.


Iron Man synopsis courtesy of Ironmanmovie.com:

Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Brent Sprecher
5/3/2008
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com & fantasymoguls.com

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