Iron Man Tops the Box Office

Iron Man turned out to be the blockbuster I predicted. The film is the first independent movie for Marvel Studios. Iron Man made $104.3 million domestically, and another $96.7 million in 57 other countries, for a total weekend gross of $201 million.

Iron Man’s gross earnings was the second best premiere for a non-sequel film in history. The film that barely beat Iron Man was Spider Man which brought in $114.8 million.

The man who made this movie work was Robert Downey Jr., who fell into drug addiction, and rose back to the top of the Hollywood industry. Above is a backstage pass interview with Downey.

The top 10 movies this weekend were.

• Iron Man, $104.3 million
• Made of Honor, $15.5 million
• Baby Mama, $10.3 million
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $6.1 million
• Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, $6 million
• The Forbidden Kingdom, $4.2 million
• Nim’s Island, $2.8 million
• Prom Night, $2.5 million
• 21, $2.1 million
• 88 Minutes, $1.6 million