Iron Man 3 has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.
The Marvel sequel earned £13.7 million to easily soar past rival blockbusters Olympus Has Fallen and Oblivion to top the chart.
The Iron Man sequel’s earnings outperform franchise predecessors Iron Man 2 (which earned £6.7 million in 2010) and Iron Man (£4.7 million in 2008).Iron Man 3 has grossed $195.3 million from international territories, beating The Avengers‘s $185.1 million opening weekend from last year.
However, Joss Whedon’s ensemble blockbuster still has the UK opening weekend edge over Iron Man 3, having taken more than £15 million in April 2011.
Iron Man 3 will further boost its already impressive box office haul when it opens in the US and China this weekend.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Iron Man 3 – £13,711,048
2. (1) Olympus Has Fallen – £913,370
3. (2) Oblivion – £682,543
4. (4) The Croods – £605,589
5. (3) Evil Dead – £538,466
6. (5) The Place Beyond the Pines – £422,035
7. (-) The Look of Love – £208,557
8. (6) Scary Movie 5 – £162,231
9. (7) Love Is All You Need – £129,465
10. (10) Oz the Great and Powerful – £70,191
Source: Rentrak