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 |