International Top of the Chart - Iron Man Goes for Victory Lap

Defying normal international trends, Iron Man had a worse drop-off on the international charts than it did domestically. However, despite falling 60%, it still remained in first place with $39.31 million on 7,208 screens in 57 markets for a total of $165.79 million. It is now the third biggest hit of the year on the international chart, behind just Welcome to the Sticks and 10,000 B.C., while its worldwide total of $343.62 million at the end of the weekend is the best of the year to far. More...

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Iron Man Laps Competition

It was a good news / bad news weekend, but let's focus on the good first. Iron Man beat expectations and that helped the overall box office top $125 million over the weekend. This was 21% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but it is cutting into 2007's lead and is now down just $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion. More...

Weekend Top 3

		Movie	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Iron Man	$51,190,629	-49.87%	4,111	$177,825,024	10
2	(new)	What Happens in Vegas...	$20,172,474		3,215	$20,172,474	3
3	(new)	Speed Racer	$18,561,337		3,606	$18,561,337	3

Iron Man the Wise Choice to Top Per Theater Chart

Not only did Iron Man remain on top of the weekend box office chart, it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $12,452. The only other film to top $10,000 was Surfwise, which did it with $10,304 in one theater. More...

Weekend Top 10 By Theater Gross

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Iron Man	$51,190,629	4,111	$12,452	$177,825,024	10
2	Surfwise	$10,304	1	$10,304	$10,304	3
3	The Fall	$79,611	9	$8,846	$79,611	3
4	U2 3D	$85,013	10	$8,501	$7,867,852	110
5	Contempt	$7,299	1	$7,299	$105,287	15,851
6	What Happens in Vegas...	$20,172,474	3,215	$6,274	$20,172,474	3
7	Bloodline	$6,200	1	$6,200	$6,200	3
8	Before the Rains	$48,159	8	$6,020	$48,159	3
9	Speed Racer	$18,561,337	3,606	$5,147	$18,561,337	3
10	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	$71,472	14	$5,105	$1,489,666	87

Big Run on the Big, Big Screen

It's been a while since there was something noteworthy at the IMAX box office, but Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean 3D has broken records in Germany during its run. Since it opened there on March 13th the film has been seen by 47,000 moviegoers pulling in $607,000 on just 17 screens. This is almost as much business as the film has done here, but it has done it in only a few weeks as opposed to a month and a half. The record-breaking run is impressive, but not totally unexpected. After all, Earth has done nearly $30 million in business in Germany, so there's obviously a demand for this type of film in the market.

Weekend Top 5 IMAX Movies

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Space Station	$37,380	8	$4,673	$74,946,404	2,215
2	Deep Sea 3-D	$27,359	10	$2,736	$35,196,664	801
3	Roving Mars	$22,982	10	$2,298	$8,651,463	836
4	Galapagos	$6,936	2	$3,468	$17,228,419	3,118
5	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$311	1	$311	$53,127,654	3,489

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