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I new I was being a little conservative on my $62 million prediction for
Iron Man, but HOLY JEEZ! The comic book adaptation had the tenth highest opening weekend in history, and the second biggest for a non-sequel. In addition to the $98.6 million Marvel's armored avenger made domestically, he also pulled in $96.8 million overseas, putting the $140 million budgeted film comfortably into the black. Last week's other newbie
Made of Honor took second with a comparatively reserved but still respectable $14.7 million. Here's the rundown:
1. Iron Man: $98.6 million
2. Made of Honor: $14.7 million
3. Baby Mama: $10 million
4. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: $6.1 million
5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall: $6 million
Again, just two new ones this week:
Speed Racer
What's It All About: Andy and Larry Wachowski, the team behind the
Matrix trilogy, adapt the classic 60's anime
Speed Racer using a visual style reminiscent of Japanese animation melded with a modern video game aesthetic.
Why It Might Do Well: The trailer was amazing, and
Cinematical's own James Rocchi describes the film as "a blast of pure pop family fun" in his review, which you can read
right here.
Why It Might Not Do Well: The 40% rating on
Rottentomatoes.com suggests this one may have trouble knocking
Iron Man out of first place.
Number of Theaters: 3,600
Prediction: $43 million
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