‘Iron Man 3’ Box Office Soars Overseas; Robert Downey Jr. Sequel Bigger Than ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’
Posted in: Today's ChiliHe is Iron Man for a reason. Behind Robert Downey Jr. and the red and gold suit he wears as Iron Man, “Iron Man 3” grossed an estimated $195.3 million from 42 international territories over the weekend, putting it ahead of the pace set by “Marvel’s The Avengers,” also with Downey in a lead role, last year.
According to Disney, “Iron Man 3” had the biggest opening weekend ever in Argentina, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. The film earned $21.5 million in the United Kingdom, $19.2 million in Korea, $18.4 million in Australia, $16.1 million in Mexico and $14.7 million in France. The $195.3 million is more than $100 million more than “Iron Man 2” made during its international bow in 2010. That film, however, was not released in 3D — though the extra dimension does account for the massive global interest in Tony Stark’s latest adventure.
“The surprise is the magnitude of this opening, not necessarily that audiences are responding to the movie,” Disney distribution executive Dave Hollis said in a statement to Variety. “We believe this [opening] to be a strong indication of what will lead to extraordinary word-of-mouth worldwide.”
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