Iron Man 2 takes the weekend crown

The first summer feature takes the number one spot, as expected, for it’s first weekend. Jon Farveau’s Iron Man 2 made an estimated $133.6 Million, which is to be expected of the highly anticipated sequel. This also has a bit to do with the increased IMAX ticket prices that sprung up just in time for the Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios feature. Robert Downey Jr. stars as the billionaire Tony Stark, and with this kind of box office intake proves that this sub genre of films is not going anywhere.

Who dared to open the same weekend as Marvel’s latest feature film creation? Why Focus Features’ Babies, which cried itself into $1.5 Million overall. Babies does has a mass appeal due to the overall cuteness and other such reasonings, but it would’ve taken more than a bunch of infants in order to take in more money against a mammoth like Iron Man 2.

A Nightmare on Elm Street did the typical drop, making $9.1 Million in it’s second place slot from the overall weekend. Of course that does not sound really impressive but when you figure that the budget is made back and then some, it’ll be no surprise that another sequel can crop out of this ongoing franchise. Enough chit-chat, check out the top ten below from Box Office Mojo.:

Weekend Box Office (May 7-9)

1. Iron Man 2  ($133.6 M)
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street  ($9.1 M)
3. How to Train Your Dragon  ($6.7 M)
4. Date Night  ($5.3 M)
5. The Back-Up Plan  ($4.3 M)
6. Furry Vengeance  ($4 M)
7. Clash of the Titans  ($2.3 M)
8. Death at a Funeral  ($2.1 M)
9. The Losers  ($1.8 M)
10. Babies  ($1.5 M)

All because Iron Man 2 is out in theaters does not mean that the summer season is towards a close, it’s barely getting started. Within the selection of wide releases the movie gods give us Robin Hood, Letters to Juliet and Just Wright. In the limited openings there is Princess Kaiulani.