Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3 posts ninth biggest single-day gross of all-time with $68.312M and puts the film on track for a North American weekend debut in the $165 million to $170 million range. 2008’s Iron Man had a first day gross of $38.7 million (with an opening weekend of $98.6M) & 2010’s Iron Man 2 posted a first day total of $51,239,677 million (with an opening weekend of $128.1M).
Here is the North American data courtesy of Disney:
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES
Estimated Daily Grosses
IRON MAN 3
(Week 1; 4,253 Theatres)
Fri 5/3/13 Estimate – 68,312,000
Estimated Cumulative Gross (Through Fri 5/3/13) – 68,312,000
Here are the comps from Hollywood.com Box Office division:
TOP SINGLE-DAY MOVIE GROSSES OF ALL-TIME – UPDATED THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 3 2013
RANK Day of Release Day of Week Date Single-Day Gross
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 (WARNER BROS.) – Opened 7/15/11
1 1 Friday 7/15/2011 $91,071,119
MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS (DISNEY) – Opened 5/04/12
2 1 Friday 5/4/2012 $80,813,985
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (WARNER BROS.) – Opened 7/20/12
3 1 Friday 7/20/2012 $75,754,897
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (SUMMIT ENT.) – Opened 11/20/09
4 1 Friday 11/20/2009 $72,703,754
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, PART 1 (SUMMIT ENT.) – Opened 11/18/11
5 1 Friday 11/18/2011 $71,642,526
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, PART 2 (SUMMIT ENT.) – Opened 11/16/12
6 1 Friday* *Includes Thurs. previews/12:01 Friday Shows of $30.4M 11/16/2012 $71,167,839
MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS (DISNEY) – Opened 5/04/12
7 2 Saturday 5/5/2012 $69,557,990
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (SUMMIT ENT.) – Opened 06/30/10
8 1 Wednesday 6/30/2010 $68,533,840
IRON MAN 3 (DISNEY) – Opened 05/03/13
9 1 Friday* *Includes Thurs. previews/12:01 Friday Shows of $15.6M 5/3/2013 $68,312,000
THE HUNGER GAMES (LIONSGATE) – Opened 03/23/12
10 1 Friday 3/23/2012 $67,263,650
THE DARK KNIGHT (WARNER BROS.) – Opened 7/18/08
11 1 Friday 7/18/2008 $67,165,092
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