Monday, May 17, 2010

'Iron Man' tops 'Robin Hood' at weekend box office


Come on, what did you expect? A guy with a bow-and-arrow going up the high-tech gadgets of Iron Man. It was no contest this weekend at the box office as "Iron Man 2" had its way with "Robin Hood"

Starring Robert Downey, "Iron Man 2″ took in an estimated $53 million to hold the No. 1 spot in its second weekend. The sequel has earned an estimated $212 million so far at the domestic box office.

The action-adventure remake of "Robin Hood," reuniting director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe for the first time since "Gladiator," took in an estimated $37 million to finish a distant second.

The chick-flick "Letters to Juliet," starring Amanda Seyfried, came in third with an estimated $13.8 million.

Final weekend box office numbers will be released Monday afternoon.

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