‘Iron Man 2’ Beats ‘Robin Hood’ at Box Office LOS ANGELES — Ridley Scott’s exclusive, dour and critically drubbed “Robin Hood” prequel opened to a soft $37.1 million in ticket sales and second place at the North American box office, though it did better overseas.
“Iron Man 2,” a Marvel Entertainment film released by
“Robin Hood,” a Universal movies and Imagine Entertainment movie partly financed by Relativity Media, managed a solid $111.1 million in global ticket sales over its first three days. The picture cost over $200 million, including start-up expenses and not accounting for tax credits.
Universal had hoped “Robin Hoods” would mark its defining moment. The studio, recently purchased by Comcast, has had a dismal streak at the box office, with a line of duds, including “Repo Men,” “The Wolfman” and “Green Zone,” that resulted in a administration overhaul.
“Robin Hoods” will undoubtedly renew a debate in
The $30 million romantic comedy “Letters to Juliet” (Summit Entertainment) was a weak third for the weekend with about $13.8 million. This picture, starring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave, was meant as counterprogramming for a female audience but fell short of the studio’s hopes. Queen Latifah’s comedy “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight) was fourth with about $8.5 million.
The DreamWorks Animation movie “How to Train Your Dragon,” which has shown staying power, was fifth with about $5.1 million for a new domestic total of $207.8 million.
