Iron Man Has $100M Weekend, Guarantees Sequel

Iron Man was pure gold at the box office. The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the title character took in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a nonsequel, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Released worldwide on the same day, the film pulled in another $96.7 million in 57 additional countries for a total of some $201 million. One thing you can take away from these Monday morning greenlights is if you want to see a sequel to a particular film, supporting the release on opening weekend goes a long way to ensure one gets made.

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