Only in Hollywood could a movie open with $52 million on Friday -- giving it the seventh highest opening day in history -- and be viewed as somewhat disappointing. But, too bad Iron Man 2. With the stakes ratcheted to "record breaking or bust" -- thanks to the advanced hype that Iron Man 2 would shatter the $158.4 million opening weekend record of The Dark Knight -- all anyone is going to talk about today is that it didn't break any records. Instead, it's just your run-of-the-mill mammoth blockbuster and will reap major profits for all involved. So, y'know, there is some good news. The top-five ahead.
1. IRON MAN 2: $52,000,000 (new)
2. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: $3,200,000 ($42,800,000)
3. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: $1,700,000 ($196,000,000)
4. THE BACK-UP PLAN: $1,700,000 ($26,700,00)
5. DATE NIGHT: $1,600,000 ($76,100,000)
[Deadline]