Iron Man 3 Has Second Highest Opening of All Time

Marvel's box office streak continues. Iron Man 3 had the second biggest domestic opening of all time ($175.3 million), second only to Marvel's The Avengers (which bowed last summer with $207.4 million).

The Shane Black-directed sequel also received an "A" CinemaScore, according to THR.

Internationally, Iron Man 3 has made $504.8 million for a global total of $680.1 million, pushing Disney past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. Iron Man 3 also broke records for IMAX, having made just over $40 million internationally.

Here are the weekend box office estimates via Rentrak:

1. Iron Man 3 $175.3 million
2. Pain & Gain $7.6 million
3. 42 $6.2 million
4. Oblivion $5.8 million
5. The Croods $4.2 million
6. The Big Wdding $3.9 million
7. Mud $2.2 million
8. Oz the Great and Powerful $1.8 million
9. Scary Movie V $1.4 million
10. The Place Beyond the Pines $1.3 million

Listen to the most recent Keepin' It Reel podcast to see how we fared with our predictions.