While for most films a $37 US million opening weekend would seem pretty good (and I’m sure Universal will be touting it as such), with production costs estimated around the $200 million mark, there’s little doubt the makers of Robin Hood must have been hoping for a bit more – not least to have hit the number 1 spot on the US box office chart in the film’s first weekend in cinemas.
Unfortunately for Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe, Iron Man 2 hung on, adding another $53 million to take it over the $200 million mark in only 10 days, and stay top of the box office. However Robin Hood can take a bit of solace from the fact that it topped the non-US chart, taking a rather more impressive $74 million outside America in the 56 markets where it opened. That’s especially good considering it got a very muted response from critics.
There were two other new entries in the US top 10, the Amanda Seyrfried starring romance, Letters To Juliet, which took the third spot with $13.7 million, and the Queen Latifah comedy, Just Wright, which made $8.5 million to place fourth on the chart. Both films performed close to expectations.
Take a look below for the US box office for the weekend of May 14th-17th, 2010.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Iron Man 2 | $53.0 | $212.1 |
| 2 | Robin Hood | $37.1 | $37.1 |
| 3 | Letters To Juliet | $13.7 | $13.7 |
| 4 | Just Wright | $8.5 | $8.5 |
| 5 | How To Train Your Dragon | $5.1 | $207.7 |
| 6 | A Nightmare On Elm Street | $4.7 | $56.1 |
| 7 | Date Night | $4.0 | $86.6 |
| 8 | The Back-Up Plan | $2.4 | $34.2 |
| 9 | Furry Vengeance | $2.3 | $15.1 |
| 10 | Clash Of The Titans | $1.2 | $160.1 |