Jun 19, 2008 by Brian Gallagher

Iron Man the First 2008 Film to $300 Million

Iron Man was the first big film of the summer and it seems only fitting that it be the first to reach a box-office milestone this year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Iron Man will be the first movie of 2008 to cross the $300 million plateau at the domestic box office.

Current numbers for the film, as of Tuesday, have the Marvel Studios film sitting at $299.3 million. There hasn't been a daily gross lower than $688,000 for the film in its seven-week run so far, so the milestone will almost certainly be acheived on Thursday.

"(This) is a testament to the talented, hardworking group involved with this picture," Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore said. "Needless to say, we are all thrilled with such an amazing achievement." Marvel Studios' chairman David Maisel added that reaching this box-office mark is, "the perfect way to kick off" Marvel Studios. Iron Man was the first film fully financed and produced through Marvel Studios.

The next possible $300 million candidate is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which now stands at $279.5 million domestic.

Iron Man was released May 2nd, 2008 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg. The film is directed by Jon Favreau.


Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (37)

  1. Solar XI

    Jasonbourne you got something with Hugo Weaving playing Riddler.

    4 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  2. Solar XI

    Iron Man was f*ckin' awesome. Rob Downey Jr. what a comeback. it was good movie nobody could've played Tony like he did, and he looked similar to him in the comics way to go...

    4 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  3. The Narrator: The Better Man

    JVA033. Transformers comes out next year. And third??
    Think b4 u speak(no offense).
    As for Michael Emerson as the riddler, hes too busy with lost, and as good an actor as he is, i will take Hugo Weaving rather than wait.

    4 years agoby @narratorFlag

  4. Flrep07

    Transformers is an excellent example of a movie that came out in July, that was not a sequel to another box office success, but made around 300 million dollars. So now, looking at that information, and seeing how many people are looking forward to the movie, it will definitely be a huge success and will be possibly the third movie to reach 300 million dollars.

    4 years agoby @flrep07Flag

  5. Bink

    well, Iron Man has passed 300mil by $43,000.
    atleast the last time i checked.

    4 years agoby @justbink07Flag

  6. jkos18

    If they do the riddler at all I think Michael Emerson would be a good choice to play it, hes got the looks of the riddler but idk if they would do another riddler two face movie

    4 years agoby @jkos18Flag

  7. CelluloidDreams

    "The Dark Kinght" will the next 1!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  8. tremendoustroy67

    Even though I thought Iron Man was phenomenal.The Dark Knight will come out on top

    4 years agoby @tremendoustroy67Flag

  9. jkos18

    Iron Man will most likely end up with around $305 million, Indy will pass it (barely) and I see The Dark Knight making just over $325 million maybe if it's lucky get close to Spiderman 3 and ComradeHenson The dark Knight has already been confirmed as a PG-13 and wont change it.

    4 years agoby @jkos18Flag

  10. They call me ITCHY BALLS

    My money is in there.

    4 years agoby @danbrchFlag

  11. killahmovie24

    Ive seen the 2-face clip like 50 times already lmao!!!

    4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag

  12. killahmovie24

    imma see tha Dark Knight twice opening day, and at least 5 more times b4 it leaves the movies, and then i will proceed to OD on the movie when the DVD comes out

    4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag

  13. ShadowfoxSC

    0,o wow.

    4 years agoby @shadowscFlag

  14. joker214

    the dark knight would beat this by alot

    4 years agoby @joker214Flag

  15. -comrade-

    And even more rough news for TDK's potential grosses: The MPAA is kicking around an R rating if some choice edits aren't made.

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  16. XJWS79

    And to think there was rumors marvel wanted to change directors for Iron Man 2 in order to save money. Sounds like me it's a good thing that was just a rumor.

    4 years agoby @xjws79Flag

  17. Moviemaniack1993

    Trust me people. I have been a box office analyst for the past four years. I can tell you that The Dark Knight will indeed have a tremendous box office debut and a terrific run, but it will not be the highest grossing of the year. The hype is incredible and people are "dying" to see this film, but the fact of the matter is, it is being released in the middle of July (not in May when the biggest money-makers of the summer always debut. Look back at past years), its runtime is 2 hours and 32 minutes, and its is anything but "family-friendly" material. Unlike Spider-Man 3, this film is WAY too dark for anyone younger than 12 to see. Seriously think about this guys. I am in no way trying to harp on this film. I myself will probably see it 4 times at least, but the simple fact is, Indiana Jones is likely to become this year's highest grossing film. It's tracking incredibly well. And as for the person who was saying a "400 million domestic!" that has not been done since 2006's Pirates 2 and there is no way The Dark Knight will reach that. Maybe 300 million domestic, but even that may be pushing it.

    4 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag

  18. readmiester84

    and for a ggod reason its probably the best film adaptation of a comic book, awesome film

    4 years agoby @readmiester84Flag

  19. Saquin Turok 'X'

    Well that's certainly raking it in. Guess the film's already paid for itself and then some. I'll agree with the general trend here though, and say The Dark Knight is gonna get well past that.

    4 years agoby @teesterxFlag

  20. Flrep07

    Damn, very good news. I think it the Dark Knight will surpass that amount, but not by much. Iron man was very good and everyone, literally everyone is dying to see The Dark Knight.

    4 years agoby @flrep07Flag

  21. The Dark Knight

    Wow But The Dark Knight is going to top that

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  22. montaghem

    Highest grossing film of the summer isnt realise yet.. it s DARK KNIGHT ...over 400$million domestic....%100000000....waiting for you batman...come back and kill iron man...

    4 years agoby @montaghemFlag

  23. fanboy

    I Knew it would make it

    4 years agoby @fanboyFlag

  24. deeman138

    Surprisingly to me, this film was fricken awesome! I knew it was going to make money but i didnt know it was also going to be well told and hilarious.

    4 years agoby @deeman138Flag

  25. Nyfresh

    Best film of the summer so far... Dark Knight will def b the sh*t!

    4 years agoby @leo16Flag

  26. Splatter2010

    cool.... i think the movie deserves it.... however I do think Dark Knight will break all records in 2008!

    4 years agoby @mindscapeFlag

  27. ChuChi

    indy may make it

    4 years agoby @josedrosaFlag

  28. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Thats cool.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  29. ZanyZap

    Highest grossing film of the summer?...possibly...
    Still have the DARK KNIGHT, though
    It was the one movie I had the least expectation, and it blew my mind out of the water. #1
    'I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once.'

    4 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  30. T.Clark

    *Standing ovation*

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

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