Box Office: Iron Man 3 Takes Over, Scores Second Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

Superhero flick, starring Robert Downey Jr., completely rocked the box office this weekend, trumping all other films by hundreds of millions of dollars

By Brandi Fowler May 05, 2013 5:27 PMTags
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As expected, Iron Man 3 completely dominated the box office this weekend.

After setting a box office franchise record at midnight Friday, the highly anticipated superhero flick went on to rake in a whopping $175.3 million this weekend, scoring the second biggest opening weekend of all time (behind The Avengers' $207.5 million weekend last year). 

The film, starring Robert Downey, Jr., shot past the opening weekends of both Iron Man and Iron Man 2, which nabbed $98.6 million and $128.1 million, respectively.

Globally, Iron Man 3 has amassed $680.1 million only 12 days after it was released internationally, making it highly likely that it will hit the $1 billion mark worldwide. To put that amount into perspective, Iron Man 2's final worldwide total was $624 million.

Meanwhile, Pain and Gain and 42 still remained in the top three, with the bodybuilder flick bringing in $7.6 million and the Jackie Robinson biopic landing $6.2 million. 

Tom Cruise's Oblivion and animated film The Croods, followed with $5.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

Here's a complete look at the weekend's top movies, per Friday-Sunday studio estimates and stats as compiled per Box Office Mojo:

1. Iron Man 3, $175 million

2. Pain and Gain, $7.6 million

3. 42, $6.2 million

4. Oblivion, $5.8 million

5. The Croods, $4.2 million

6. The Big Wedding, $3.9 million 

7. Mud, $2.2 million

8. Oz the Great and Powerful, $1.8 million

9. Scary Movie 5, $1.4 million

10 .The Place Beyond the Pines, $1.3 million