Iron Man opens at 104 million!

[Plainview1981]

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2008050...0993390000.html

Marvel turns 'Iron Man' into gold with $100M-plus debut

Sunday May 4 1:45 PM ET

"Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office.

The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a nonsequel, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The film also scored overseas with $96.7 million in 57 countries where it began opening Wednesday, putting its worldwide total at $201 million.

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The movie, distributed by Paramount, is the first release by Marvel Studios, which has begun financing its own productions after such studio-backed hits as the "Spider-Man," "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" flicks.

[TheTruth]

The way people are talking about that movie...I am not surprised. They got me wanting to go see it.

What was the all-time #1 debut if Iron Man was #2?

[Plainview1981]

Titanic maybe??

[Admin]

The original Spider-man did $114 million the opening weekend.

I liked Iron Man but I don't think it was all that great. I am much more looking forward to the next Batman movie.

[chillzatl]

I thought it was awesome. To me it was easily on par with Batman Begins as my favorite superhero/comic movie of this generation. I was never an Iron Man fan either, in fact I thought the character to be kind of dumb, but the movie was fantastic. Enough story to care, great action, great acting, 9/10.

[Johnnybravo4]

Be sure to stay thru the end of the credits. There is an extra scene. I won't spoil it for you but for those who did go and missed it. Check Youtube.

[Admin]

[chillzatl]

ugh... more jules...

[Admin]

Damn dirty YouBoob!

Did you not see the ending credits?

[chillzatl]

oh yah I saw it..I knew going in to wait through the end credits. It's cool that they're doing that, but sam jackson? ugh.. i'm so tired of seeing him play Sam Jackson in every movie. Hey look, sam jackson in a jedi robe, hey look, Sam Jackson on a plane full of snakes, hey look, sam jackson with an eye patch...

[Admin]

Would you rather see Kurt Russell with an eye patch (again)?