Things aren’t perfect though. Many people were calling for Iron Man 2 to top the gross of 2008’s The Dark Knight which grossed $18.4 million dollars in midnight screenings. The film went on to take in an astounding $158 million dollars in its first weekend. Many analysts still believe that Iron Man 2 might take in north of $140 million, but has an uphill battle in breaking the record set by the Batman sequel.
I was one of the people who thought Iron Man 2 had a good chance in making a new opening weekend record, but I’m beginning to doubt that. The Dark Knight came out to across the board rave reviews, and Iron Man 2‘s praise has been somewhat mixed. The biggest difference is the fact that The Dark Knight had Heath Ledger’s last complete performance. I’m sure the highly publicized death brought people to see the movie who might have not normally seen it before.
Needless to say Iron Man 2 will most likely become the highest grossing film on 2010, barring any surprises. Expect a high $300 or low $400 million dollar gross by the end of its run.
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Nope. I have been a huge Heath fan since 1997. I was so looking forward to TDK. I could not bring myself to go see it after he died. I only recently rented it. TDK did well because Heath was IN IT! and because its a darn good movie! Quit pissing all over it and saying its just because Heath died! BLAH BLAH BLAH! What are you 9?
I said it was one of the reasons, and it was. It would be naive to suggest otherwise. TDK is one of my favorites of all time, and I think it's quality is what allowed it to have such a great final gross. However, the first weekend was helped by the fact that people wanted to check out Heath's final finished performance.