The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend.
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 2 debuted to an estimated $133.6 million in a record 4,380 North American theaters this weekend – an average of $30,502 per theater. The opening marks the fifth-highest of all time domestically, surpassing Shrek the Third‘s $121.6 million and is the second-best opening ever for a film in May, trailing only Spider-Man 3‘s $151.1 million. On Friday, the Jon Favreau-directed sequel took in $52.3 million, which marks the seventh-best opening day, surpassing the $50 million earned by Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Of the total, $10.2 million came from IMAX theaters, a new record for an IMAX 2D release, passing up the $8.5 million debut of Star Trek last year. The original Iron Man opened to $98.6 million domestically in 2008 and went on to earn $318.4 million in North America.
Internationally, Iron Man 2 added $57.2 million this weekend to take its overseas total to $194 million. The film has earned $327.6 million worldwide since it began rolling out on April 28th. The original Iron Man collected $266.7 million internationally and made $585.1 million worldwide.
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