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UPDATE: “Iron Man 2″ Blasts “Robin Hood,” Stays #1

Amanda Seyfried Gladiator Iron Man 2 Just Wright Letters to Juliet Queen Latifah Robert Downey Jr. Robin Hood Russell Crowe

11:00 am, May 16th, 2010

BOX OFFICE

(Paramount)

UPDATE – 5/16/10

While the actual numbers for both films look to be slightly under initial projections, Iron Man 2 will hold off Robin Hood to keep the box office crown this weekend.

Iron Man 2 will finish with roughly $49 million for the weekend. It has broken the $200 million barrier in its first two weeks of release.

Robin Hood — though the #1 film internationally — scored about $36 million in North America.

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ORIGINAL POST – 5/14/10

Bows and arrows were no match for modern weaponry.

According to early projections, Iron Man 2 will dispatch newcomer Robin Hood to remain the #1 hero at the box office, after an estimated $16 million Friday put it on pace for a $53 million second weekend.

Robin Hood earned roughly $14 million on Friday and tracks to about $40 million for second place, propelled by Gladiator‘s high-powered team of Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott.

At #3 is an expected $14 million weekend debut for Letters to Juliet, starring Hollywood’s new darling, Amanda Seyfried. Queen Latifah‘s Just Wright should open at #4 with an estimated $9 million.

These are still just projections. Gossip Cop will have the final numbers later this weekend.

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