Iron Man 2 Pulls in $52 Million Opening on Friday

Iron Man 2 pulls in $52 Million on Friday
Iron Man 2 pulls in $52 Million on Friday
The estimated tally for Iron Man 2's Friday opening is set at $52 million, which means it will definitely reach $130 million by the time this weekend calls it a close. With that tally, it is looking unlikely that the Jon Favreau directed sequel will break any major records. According to Deadline Hollywood, studio analysts have placed the film at number 5 for biggest weekend openings of all time, with the highly anticipated film falling in line behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Spider-Man 3, and The Dark Knight.

The film is a hit with fans and critics alike, and strong word of mouth may push these figures up as the weekend moves forward. Iron Man 2 opened in 4,380 screen across the U.S. on Friday, with the film pulling in $7.5 million from its Thursday midnight screenings alone. This marked the widest release of any film in Hollywood history. The film opened even earlier overseas, and has made a worldwide gross of $190 million thus far. Be sure to check our final weekend score on Sunday when we will have the film's total weekend earnings accounted for.

Iron Man 2 was released May 7th, 2010 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg. The film is directed by Jon Favreau.


Sources: Deadline Hollywood Daily

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Comments (19)

  1. Josh

    I saw it on Friday and enjoyed it a lot.

    2 years agoby @shuabertFlag

  2. vaxine

    well worth the money, rourke did a good job im proud of him.

    2 years agoby @vaxineFlag

  3. aceinthehole12

    movie was decent. not as good as the first, but it would be hard to top the first movie. I'll definitely be seeing this again in theaters/buying it the first day it's out on DVD

    2 years agoby @aceinthehole12Flag

  4. Dan

    I loved it. Had fun all 2 hours :)

    2 years agoby @dan1Flag

  5. Ultimatum

    Absolutely loved it. Defiantly Seeing it again.

    2 years agoby @theultimatumFlag

  6. angelheart1016

    125 mins of nonstop action and fun. The only thing I can pick was the ending fight with Mickey Rourke, it last only about 2 mins..bit short to finish a villain !

    2 years agoby @angelheart1016Flag

  7. DaleJr88AmpFan

    awesome flick as usual...will definitely see it again after watching it tonight...might go back tomorrow..

    2 years agoby @dalejr88ampfanFlag

  8. Diaigma

    HOLY DONUTS!

    And I wasn't even a part of it! :(

    Ah well... sometime in the near future. :P

    2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

  9. fanboy

    this was indeed a great movie to kick off the summer movie season

    2 years agoby @fanboyFlag

  10. ed_wood

    Great movie. It's a good way to kick off the summer, lots of fun and lots of action.

    2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  11. Baglicker

    Great action movie. Another thumbs up, of course its a teen- adult movie. How can it be a bad movie? Its fantasy PEOPLE!!

    2 years agoby @baglickerFlag

  12. CBF

    That's awesome. Numbers are not what they should be these days because our economy sucks. Most people simply don't go see movies as much as they used to. Of course if it's a huge movie like Avatar or The Dark Knight, which both had some major buzz, then sure. Most people I know just wait for DVDs. I went and saw this on Friday, however. I only see on average 4 movies in theaters per year anymore, but even so, I still don't understand why people are criticizing the story aspect, and saying there was too much going on. I didn't think so. The story made perfect sense, and there wasn't that much going on at all. It was one big story arc, everything tied together nicely.

    2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag

  13. TheSymbiote

    @iatehisliver What movie were you watching???
    the movie i saw had lots of action ,lots of comedy and it was far from boring

    2 years agoby @thesymbioteFlag

  14. iatehisliver

    it was not that good kinda boring first one was better. they mean dead mans chest

    2 years agoby @iatehisliverFlag

  15. TheSymbiote

    @Blah2003 i second that,but people who havnt seen it yet should have seen it on friday.Thats what i did

    2 years agoby @thesymbioteFlag

  16. Blah2003

    B ur own judge. that movie was AWSOME and there was lots of action. I say Go watch it.NOW.

    2 years agoby @blah2003Flag

  17. The Narrator: The Better Man

    Cool. Best of luck to it, it was a fun movie.

    2 years agoby @narratorFlag

  18. Structure (ONSTRA)

    ooo! nice.

    2 years agoby @gaj1992Flag

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