Iron Man is #1 at box office with $100,750,000 in debut weekend
Monday, May 5, 2008 20:1 PM. Posted by Marasaw.com (7,740 views)
The reportedly $140 million budgeted Marvel Comics adaptation starring Robert Downey Jr. had the second highest grossing opening weekend ever for a non-sequel behind Spider Man and the tenth highest overall.
Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. to be first blockbuster this summer
Sources says Marvel’s Iron Man will make $30 plus million from 4,105 theaters for Friday’s domestic box office gross and make $80+ million in North America this weekend. This is why Hollywood keeps making movies from comic books.
Sources: talkentertainment.com,boxofficemojo.com
Iron Man hits London
Gywneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr hit the red carpet in London for the premiere of Iron Man.
She stole the limelight from in her oufit - super-high heels and a black dress.
Paltrow praised both Downey Jr and her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, at the event in London’s Leicester Square.
She said of Downey Jr: “He’s full of life. I hope I work with him for the rest of my life.”
Asked how her husband’s latest album was coming along, she said: “It’s brilliant. Don’t tell him I told you. I can’t talk about it. He gets furious.”
Downey Jr said: “I have never had it so good. I can’t say it’s down to my career taking off or being in a good relationship. It’s a function of age.”
Iron Man is a comic book hero adventure story of billionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Stark.
He develops a suit of armour that gives him superhuman strength and physical protection when he is injured by shrapnel embedded near his heart.
He and his assistant Pepper Potts, uncover a nefarious plot with global implications in the Marvel Studios production.
Paltrow said she had initial qualms about starring in a big money film, but put these aside to take the part.
Iron Man is released in the UK on 2 May.
Source: ananova.com
Now Showing
Inox Multiplex Theatre
Inox Leisure Ltd, 4th Floor,
Garuda Mall,Magrath Road,
Bangalore, INDIA
Tel.: 080-41128888
Release Date: Thu, 1 May ‘08
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: Jon Favreau
Genre: Action
Language: English
Synopsis
Iron Man is the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
Bangalore Inox Garuda Mall Show Timing: 10:30am - 01:20pm 07:00pm 09:35pm
