“Iron Man 3″ hit a home run at the global movie theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadowed a gang of mercenary “Pain & Gain” bodybuilders in a pre-summer weekend at the domestic box office.
The Marvel Studios superhero sequel “Iron Man 3″ starring Robert Downey Jr. got a head-start on its domestic launch next Friday with a $195.3 million opening in 42 overseas markets, a distributor from Disney reported Sunday.
The box office smash topped the $185.1 million start for Marvel’s “The Avengers,” which opened in 39 markets over the same weekend last year a week ahead of its record-breaking domestic debut of $207.4 million.
“You don’t know that you could ever repeat the kind of experience we had a year ago, and here the Marvel team brought together another incredible movie,” said Dave Hollis, head of distribution for Disney.
“We’ve had this as a pattern for Marvel films to kind of let momentum internationally help signal to the domestic audience that the film is coming, something big is coming.”
“Iron Man 2″ debuted with $128.1 million during it’s first weekend in May 2010. Now “Iron Man 3″ , is estimated to do better.
“This ups the ante in a big way for “Iron Man 3,” a source says. “It just raises the profile of the film. It raises expectations. But to expect something in the realm of $207.4 million? Well, the fact that we’re even talking about it is really amazing.”
“Iron Man 3″ comes to theaters this Friday, May 2nd.
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