May 6th, 2008

Rich In "Iron"

No surprises this weekend as the summer movie season officially kicked off. Topping the charts was the latest Marvel Comics adaptation, Iron Man. And it was quite the opening take, with an astounding 102 million. The movie, which opened to some of the best reviews of the year, should have great word-of-mouth and will most likely be one of the biggest hits of the season.

In a much distant second was the romantic comedy Made Of Honor, which took in a decent 14.8 million. Baby Mama brought in another 10.1 million, while Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay took in 6.1 million. Another comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, was in fifth with 6 million.

The Forbidden Kingdom took in 4.1 million, followed by Nim's Island with 2.6 million. Prom Night brought in another 2.4 million, and rounding out the top ten were 21 with 2 million and 88 Minutes with 1.5 million.

Next weekend: Will "Iron Man" top the charts again? Or should he be worried about the live-action incarnation of a famed cartoon series? Stay tuned, DVD fans...

-Zach B.