Daily Chart - Tuesday, May 13
| | | Movie | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Iron Man |
$3,357,146 |
-12.82% |
4,111 |
$185,033,014 |
12 |
| 2 |
(2) |
What Happens in Vegas... |
$1,690,289 |
+1.95% |
3,215 |
$23,520,667 |
5 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Speed Racer |
$912,360 |
-15.07% |
3,606 |
$20,547,954 |
5 |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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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