Director Jon Favreau’s highly anticipated sequel to his 2008 breakout smash
Iron Man earned an estimated $133.6 million domestically in its debut weekend,
Deadline.com reports. The film, running in 4,380 North American theaters, raked in $52.4 million on Friday alone, including $7.5 million from Thursday midnight shows in about 3,000 locations. The film has amassed $194 million overseas, putting its global take at around $327 million.
Unfortunately there are some people out there who are disappointed by these numbers, since modern-day Hollywood economics dictate that any new blockbuster
must have a record-breaking opening weekend to be considered a hit.
Iron Man 2’s weekend gross puts it behind the three-day totals of
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,
The Twilight Saga: New Moon,
Spider-Man 2 and
The Dark Knight, but glowing reviews and positive word of mouth will likely ensure the superhero sequel’s success in the long run.
As an unrelenting fanboy, I went to a packed midnight screening of
Iron Man 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it. While I wouldn’t say it’s better than the first film, it’s a whole hell of a lot of fun and met my fairly lofty expectations.
Click
here to read my full review at Broken Frontier.
It’s official: Sony Pictures announced on May 7 that Men in Black 3 will be released on May 25, 2012. Series star Will Smith (Agent J) has already signed on for the 3D film along with Barry Sonnenfeld, who directed the original film and its lesser sequel. The studio is in talks to sign Men in Black veteran Tommy Lee Jones as well as Josh Brolin, who would play a younger version of Jones’ Agent K character.
