Iron Man 2 vs. Dark Knight for CBM Box Office Champ

Iron Man 2 vs. Dark Knight for CBM Box Office Champ

Can Iron Man 2 Beat Dark Knight's Opening Record?

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By TANKGIRL - Apr 07, 2010 10:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: LA Times

The Los Angeles Times reports that tracking surveys for Iron Man 2 already indicate that the movie could potentially top the $158.4 million domestic opening record of The Dark Knight

Thanks in part to Downey, the Paramount-distributed film is drawing as much (strong) interest among women over 30 as it is among women in their 20s, the tracking surveys show. Males in their teens and 20s are so keen on the film they may as well be dressing up in an iron suit. About the only people who aren't fully sold are teen girls, but there are signs of robustness there too.

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ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 4/7/2010, 10:52 AM
I'd be surprised if it did, that's a huge opening.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 4/7/2010, 10:56 AM
Well a billion dollars is quite a tall order. I'm still surprised TDK made that much.

Marvel had the decency to release IM2 in 2D, so if it did make that much money, at least it would be well deserved.

The same can't be said about other studios who release crappy movies in 3D, just to get extra bucks from the average moviegoer (Clash, ahem).

CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 4/7/2010, 11:06 AM
@ supermario

hey, people don't have to see it in 3D. and there are people that enjoy it, so its not exactly stupid for studios to do it. i agree though, Clash is a perfect example of when 3D should NOT be used.

CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 4/7/2010, 11:07 AM
and no, i don't think IM2 will beat TDK, but i really hope it does!
BryEL
BryEL - 4/7/2010, 11:20 AM
You know what? I hope it does. Dark Knight is over-rated.
Paralyz3dxD
Paralyz3dxD - 4/7/2010, 11:28 AM
@BryEL - I think as a Batman movie its overrated, The Joker is the only thing that made it spectacular.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 4/7/2010, 12:02 PM
@Corn

No, it's certainly not stupid to use it, but it is a growing pain that every studio wants to make all their movies in 3D. I'll probably see IM2 twice just because it's not in 3D. lol.

I certainly don't think IM2 will reach the billion dollar mark, but I thought the same thing about TDK

BryEL
BryEL - 4/7/2010, 12:21 PM
Maybe if someone kills RDJ, Iron Man 2 will be phenomenal (funny how that works, huh?). Wait... probably should do that after Avengers.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/7/2010, 12:52 PM
Will HOLLYWOOD and the public, anything possible!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/7/2010, 12:52 PM
WATCHMEN should've beat TDK! : P
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/7/2010, 12:54 PM
i dont think IM2 will beat it. but it will do pretty darn good. and i think after all these films come out, AVENGERS may beat TDK's record.
thegreek
thegreek - 4/7/2010, 12:58 PM
thunderforce
thunderforce - 4/7/2010, 1:25 PM
Well it would have if they filmed it in 3d but they didnt so it might or might not .
TheUnknown
TheUnknown - 4/7/2010, 1:39 PM
didn't one of the twilight movies beat one of TDK's record????
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/7/2010, 1:49 PM
@TheUnknown the top ten, so far, opening weekends...

1. The Dark Knight: $158,411,483
2. Spider-Man 3: $151,116,516
3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: $142,839,137
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: $135,634,554
5. Shrek the Third: $121,629,270
6. Alice in Wonderland (2010): $116,101,023
7. Spider-Man: $114,844,116
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: $114,732,820
9. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: $108,966,307
10. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith: $108,435,841
JLanphear
JLanphear - 4/7/2010, 3:00 PM
It's POSSIBLE. But, not likely.
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 4/7/2010, 3:23 PM
I don't think so. The Dark Knight rules. Ironman is about to shoot his repulser ray on the dark Knutts though LOL.

marvel72
marvel72 - 4/7/2010, 4:28 PM
i doubt it,batman is more popular than ironman.
Vital
Vital - 4/7/2010, 4:33 PM
greek, that spoof is pretty funny lol.

It might, but unlikely, I think TDK had a bit more hype surrounding it, then with Heath's unfortunate passing, it got even more hype, thus everyone and their purse dogs went to see it. Even my ex gf who doesn't even like Batman saw it with her new bf at the time. I thought that was crazy lol.

Iron Man has a lot of fans, but I don't think it has hype yet, like for example, no one at my work even knew there was an Iron Man 2 coming out, whereas, TDK, everyone at my work went to the midnight release (and they knew months in advance that the movie existed). These are just some examples of the differences of hype.

Tranformers and Batman = super ridiculous everyone hype

Iron Man and Watchmen= fan hype/geek hype (I'm one of these)

gorgeousgeeks
gorgeousgeeks - 4/7/2010, 4:39 PM
If Whiplash wasn't the villain, I'd be so much more excited about this movie, but I'm just not. I'll go see it with my family opening night and I think it'll have a lot of great moments, but I doubt it'll be epic. We'll see if Tony can prove me wrong.
flames809
flames809 - 4/7/2010, 5:13 PM
nope it wont thor would but not ironamn 2
Ryden
Ryden - 4/7/2010, 5:27 PM
Hopefully it will, I think it will too. It certainly deserves too. Everyone loves Iron Man now...I mean you need to realsie that Iron Man made a great amount considering he was a B-List superhero at the time, now everyone knows about him and they'll be pimping this film out like hell.

I'm pretty confident that IM2 will trump TDK...like it should. The only reason TDK made as much as it did was due to the fact that Heath Ledger unfortunatley died, and many were under the impression this was his last role...and it was, well...at least FULL role.

TDK is well overated. Iron Man was the better film IMO. Avengers certainly will though.
prinzjoker
prinzjoker - 4/7/2010, 6:40 PM
nah dark knight was the better film and @Ryden yeah right people love batman and Joker. right now Dc has much better fims than marvel right now
JTheMostAwesome
JTheMostAwesome - 4/7/2010, 6:43 PM
I think the deciding factor will be how many people go see it more than once. I saw TDK 3 different times that weekend...but IM2 does have the same amount of anticipation. We'll see!
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 4/7/2010, 6:52 PM
REALLY..I DON'T think it will..It might come CLOSE..

But I will tell what WILL beat the record..

I will say it in one word...TRON!

Tron will easily take the record..not just cause of the
3D but also because of the FAN BASE..and the OLDER fans who were kids when the original came out really want to see this new one..not to mention the NEW commers to the TRON universe...I love the original TRON..and TRON..well this one was MADE for 3D..and I
don't really like 3D movies..but the 3D in TRON, was NOT
just tacked on at the end..The whole thing was shot with 3D cameras..This upcoming TRON movie is going to be
EPIC..and I for one will not miss it!
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 4/7/2010, 7:07 PM


Yes we can!!!
JakeMurdock89
JakeMurdock89 - 4/7/2010, 7:08 PM
ironman 1 was great and CANT WAIT for im2 but dark knight was EPIC and every actor gave amazing performances. in my opinion its FAR from an overrated film. i could care less if it im2 beats dark knight.
Zero
Zero - 4/7/2010, 8:00 PM
Will it beat The Dark Knight's opening record? I'm kinda doubtful about that. The Dark Knight had a lot of things going for it that intrigued people to go see it (especially the IMAX-specific scenes; that's why the IMAX showings were completely sold out for weeks in my area). And I even know some people that aren't Batman fans (or even fans of any superhero) that went to see The Dark Knight because of Heath Ledger.

Iron Man 2 should be good, but I don't think it has what it takes to draw in many different viewers, whether they are fans of superhero movies or not.
pitchblack
pitchblack - 4/7/2010, 8:45 PM
It might pass TDK in the long run if it really is that good (which I don't doubt), but I doubt the opening weekend record will be broken.
OverCross
OverCross - 4/7/2010, 8:55 PM
Well Dark Knight was a good money maker because it was a sequel to a good BATMAN movie.

IM2 has a very good chance because everyone else started to first know Shell Head from that first movie (and it was great) and also the new movie looks amazing so...
....might be pretty close

GO MAN! GO!
antonio
antonio - 4/7/2010, 9:24 PM
BATMAN BEGINS MADE $47 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND AND IRON MAN MADE $98 MILLION(WHICH IS STILL THE 3RD BIGGEST NON-SEQUEL OPENING)BATMAN BEGINS SEQUEL,THE DARK KNIGHT MADE $158 MILLON OPENING.
U NEVER KNOW,BUT IM HOPING IT WILL BEAT SPIDERMAN 3'S $151.3 MILLION THOUGH
Ryden
Ryden - 4/7/2010, 9:45 PM
@prinzjoker- How do you work that one out when the only film based on a character from the main DCU was Batman Begins, Superman Returns and TDK, where as Marvel has released Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and now Iron Man 2 and then Thor, Captain America and finally the Avenegrs.

I'm not saying people don't like Batman, far from it, but TDK is overated. FACT.

It was a good film...Ledger was great, Oldman was great, Eckhart was great even Gylenhaal made a good performance but everyone else sucked. Especially Bale.

Also it totally took a piss on the comics which is just ridiculous. The realism thing is just annoying, there's no need to make Batman boring.

Anyway Iron Man 2 should and hopefully will beat TDK because I can tell just from the trailer that it's going to be a much superior movie. At least Iron mans ticks close to the comics! And Robert Downey Jr is a [frick]ing God, Bale can go work on that retarded voice of his.
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