 Iron Man Soars Into Box Office Records
Posted: 2008-05-05 Updated: 2008-05-30 13:32:55 Iron Man blasted into Hollywood's records books this weekend, making a staggering $100.75 million!
The opening was the second-best non-sequel opening ever, surpassed only by Spider-Man's 2002 debut!
Globally, the film raked in a Tony Stark-sized $201 million in box office receipts!
"Iron Man's performance this weekend is a great blast off for our studio," said David Maisel, Chairman of Marvel Studios. "It is incredibly satisfying to see the work of the entire Marvel team culminate in such a great launch for our studio. We are looking forward to bringing comic and film fans alike more incredible heroes and villains to the big screen."
So, with that said, hot on the repulsor-propelled heels of Shellhead's blockbuster first weekend, Marvel Studios has announced a sequel to the film launching April 30, 2010!
"The opening weekend's success of Iron Man more then validates the hard work of those working both in front of and behind the camera to bring this incredible film to life," said Kevin Feige, President of Production of Marvel Studios. "We are already thinking of what comes next for the armored avenger as well as other characters from the Marvel Universe."
In addition to the Iron Man sequel, fans can expect Thor to wield his mighty hammer later that summer, and 2011 will see both Captain America and Avengers movies!
There's never been a better time to be a Marvelite, faithful one! Stay tuned to Marvel.com as we bring you the latest in Marvel movie news!
Need to catch up on your Iron Man reading? Looking for the perfect stories starring Ol' Shellhead? Check out our list of the 10 Collections marked as required reading by any Iron Man fan!
See "Iron Man" now at a theater near you! Visit the official "Iron Man" movie site! Also, get INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 at comic retailers everywhere, Wed., May 7!
 OH YEAH THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD 4 YEARS FOR ME!!! deserves every ounce of its success. I haven't talked to a single person, long-term fan or not, that didn't have anything but good things to say about the film.
Any chance we could see Hulk... deserves every ounce of its success. I haven't talked to a single person, long-term fan or not, that didn't have anything but good things to say about the film.
Any chance we could see Hulk... |
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