Iron Man Rakes in $104 Mil on Opening Weekend!

Iron Man Rakes in $104 Mil on Opening Weekend!
Iron Man — starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow — earned $104.2 million at the box office this weekend (including a Thursday night preview), claiming the No. 1 spot.

Combined with international sales, Iron Man earned $201 million — the highest of Downey Jr's. career.

It was the best weekend opening for a non-sequel since Spider-Man — which made $114.8 million on the same weekend in 2002 — and the 10th best opening of all time.

Moviegoers still craved a little McDreamy: Patrick Dempsey's chick flick, Made of Honor, raked in $15.5 million, landing at No. 2.

No. 3 was Tina Fey-Amy Poehler's comedy Baby Mama, which earned $10.3 million. (It was No. 1 last week.)

Rounding out the top 5: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which made $6.13 million, and Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, at $6.02 million.
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