The money men at Disney/Marvel will be rubbing their hands in glee this morning, as if they were worried about the hundreds of millions they’ve already poured into the post-Avengers movies, Iron Man 3 has resolutely proved audiences are keen to continue watching the superhero adventures.
While Iron Man 3 couldn’t beat The Avengers $204 million US opening, it still managed the second biggest first weekend ever at the US box office with $175 million. That’s massively ahead of Iron Man 2’s $128 million. Add in an non-US total that’s already topped $500 million, and the film is well on its way to a billion dollar worldwide gross.
Iron Man 3 was the only brand new movie in the top 10, although the Matthew McConaughey starrer Mud did make its first entry, jumping from number 11 to number 7 thanks to an increased screen count.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 3rd-5th.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Iron Man 3 | $175.3 | $175.3 |
| 2 | Pain And Gain | $7.6 | $33.9 |
| 3 | 42 | $6.2 | $78.3 |
| 4 | Oblivion | $5.7 | $74.9 |
| 5 | The Croods | $4.2 | $168.7 |
| 6 | The Big Wedding | $3.8 | $14.2 |
| 7 | Mud | $2.1 | $5.1 |
| 8 | Oz the Great And Powerful | $1.8 | $228.5 |
| 9 | Scary Movie 5 | $1.4 | $29.6 |
| 10 | The Place Beyond The Pines | $1.2 | $18.6 |