Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man” may indeed hit the $100 million mark at the box office this weekend; moviegoers and “Iron Man” reviews have spoken. “Iron Man” is hot.

The summer blockbuster season is off to a flying start with Robert Downey, Jr. in Iron Man. Financed and produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount, the spectacularly-reviewed comic book adaptation received an estimated 12% improvement from its opening day for a staggering $36.4M Saturday. That should translate to a $94.74M 3-day, and when Thursday night preview screenings are added in, the John Favreau-directed pic should have $100.24M banked by Monday morning.

Source: Box Office: Iron Man up 12% for a $36.4M Saturday; $100.24M by Monday Morning!

More Iron Man box office predictions:

The massive theater count puts Paramount in position for an “Iron Man’ opening weekend on the scale of ‘Spider-Man’, which did $115 million. The timing is also right for a run on ‘Spider-Man’, which released on May 3, 2005. However, it will be a surprise if ‘Iron Man’ can go as high as the Spider-Man sequel. ‘Spider-Man 3’ released on May 4, 2007 with $151 million opening box office against $337 million domestic box office at 4,252 theaters.

Non-Sequel Superhero Movies
Title OBO/DBO Theaters

1. Sony ‘Spider-Man’ $115/$404 3,615
2. Paramount ‘Transformers’ $71/$319 4,011
3. Fox ‘Fantastic Four’ $56/$155 3,602
4. Fox ‘X-Men’ $54/$157 3,025
5. Sony ‘Men in Black’ $51/$251 3,020
6. Warner ‘Bros Batman’ $40/$251 2,194
7. Fox ‘Daredevil’ $40/$103 3,471
8. Buena Vista ‘The Rocketeer’ $9/$47 1,616

Source: “Iron Man” Making Run at ‘Spider-Man’ with $112 Million Box Office

UPDATE: Iron Man box office has hit $100 million:

Weekend Box Office:

1) Iron Man $100.7 million
2) Made of Honor $15.5 million
3) Baby Mama $10.3 million
4) Forgetting Sarah Marshall $6.1 million
5) Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay $6 million
6) Forbidden Kingdom $4.2 million
7) Nim’s Island $2.7 million
8 ) Prom Night $2.5 million
9) 21 $2.1 million
10) 88 Minutes $1.6 million

It didn’t take a psychic to know that Iron Man would completely obliterate the box office this weekend. The Marvel Comic adaptation took in an estimated $100.7 million over the course of the last three days ($104 million if you count Thursday’s take). By midday Friday, you could already find the film as a downloadable bootleg on the Internet, all of its secrets had been revealed, and those involved were loudly chirping, “Sequel”. Iron Man is the first true success of both the summer and the year so far.

Source: Movieweb: Box Office Beat Down: Iron Man Blasts Into Theaters with $100 Million!

The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to check back on Monday for final figures based on actual box office.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Iron Man exceeded all expectations, earning a massive $100.75 million during its opening weekend domestically from 4,105 theaters and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, averaging $24,543 per site. Internationally, the film has also earned an incredible $96.7 million in 57 countries since it began opening Wednesday, putting its worldwide total at $201 million after just five days! The comic book adaptation, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges, was the 10th biggest opening of all-time and the fourth biggest for a superhero movie. Among nonsequels, it came in behind only the first Spider-Man, which opened with $114.8 million. As far as May openings, Iron Man came in at #8, just behind X-Men: The Last Stand’s $102.8 million when you look at the three-day figure (not counting Thursday night). Financed by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount, the movie cost about $150 million to make and $75 million to market.

Source: Oh yeah, he can fly! Iron Man Rockets to $201M worldwide!


Spoiler video is below the photographs, although at this point, the word is out everywhere online.

By now most people have heard about the “Iron Man after credits” scene. The Iron Man after credits is a brief scene with Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury talking to Tony Stark about The Avenger Initiative. This has fuel speculation about a sequel, an Iron Man 2 as well as a movie with The Avengers.

Here is the Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Iron Man after credits footage.

Here is another “Iron Man” after credits video, not on YouTube:

Via: Teaser Trailer

If neither video is still available, see IO9 which has an Iron Man after credits video not hosted on YouTube:

Samuel L. Jackson’s Iron Man Cameo Is Already Online

See also:

• IRON MAN: come for Marvel Studios, stay for the credits
• Why Iron Man is like Steve Jobs.
• Iron Man: Behind The Scenes with Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard and the Cast
• Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man!
• Gwyneth Paltrow Plays Pepper Potts
• Samuel L. Jackson bio, filmography

For now that’s the news on Iron Man Box Office Soaring and Iron Man after Credits.