'Iron Man' shows staying power, keeps top box office spot
AFP, May, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Marvel comics adaptation "Iron Man" kept a steely grip on the top box office slot for a second week as it forges the biggest blockbuster since last year's "Spiderman-3," industry figures showed Sunday.
The fast-paced action film, starring Robert Downey Jr as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark who invents an armored suit to help him save the world, raked in an estimated 50.5 million dollars Friday through Sunday, Exhibitor Relations said, for a total US-Canada haul of 177.1 million.
It also compiled 170 million dollars in foreign ticket sales, according to the figures, soaring past the likes of comic book heroes Batman, Superman, the X-Men, Daredevil and Catwoman to potentially launch itself as a major franchise for Paramount.
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