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Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man 3 made the record books as it kicked off the summer movie season with a $175.3 million opening from 4,253 theaters in North America, the No. 2 debut of all time behind fellow Marvel pic The Avengers ($207.4 million), also starring Downey as Iron Man. Iron Man 3 received a glowing A CinemaScore from audiences, fueling word of mouth. Overseas, the Disney and Marvel threequel grossed $175.9 million in its second weekend, putting the 3D movie’s international total at $504.8 million and early worldwide haul at $680.1 million.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, May 5, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Iron Man 3 | Disney | $175,300,000 | 4,253 | 41,217 | $175,300,000 |
| 2 | Pain And Gain | Paramount | $7,600,000 | 3,287 | 2,312 | $33,919,075 |
| 3 | 42 | Warner Bros. | $6,210,000 | 3,345 | 1,856 | $78,335,770 |
| 4 | Oblivion | Universal | $5,796,700 | 3,430 | 1,690 | $75,968,615 |
| 5 | Croods, The | 20th Century Fox | $4,225,000 | 2,915 | 1,449 | $168,743,159 |
| 6 | Big Wedding, The | Lionsgate | $3,875,000 | 2,633 | 1,471 | $14,209,565 |
| 7 | Mud | Roadside Attractions | $2,150,250 | 576 | 3,733 | $5,158,148 |
| 8 | Oz The Great and Powerful | Disney | $1,822,000 | 1,160 | 1,570 | $228,568,000 |
| 9 | Scary Movie 5 | The Weinstein Company | $1,435,000 | 1,857 | 772 | $29,603,308 |
| 10 | Place Beyond the Pines, The | Focus Features | $1,297,934 | 1,162 | 1,116 | $18,678,347 |
| 11 | GI Joe: Retaliation | Paramount | $1,275,000 | 1,804 | 706 | $118,757,316 |
| 12 | Olympus Has Fallen | FilmDistrict | $1,185,000 | 1,632 | 726 | $95,364,879 |
