Superhero sequel holds first place despite competition from Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe. By Josh Wigler Robert Downey Jr. in “Iron Man 2” Photo: Paramount Pictures The Box-Office Top Five #1 “Iron Man 2” ($53 million) #2 “Robin Hood” ($37.1 million) #3 “Letters to Juliet” ($13.8 million) #4 “Just Wright” ($8.5 million) #5 “How to Train Your Dragon” ($5.1 million) “Iron Man 2” held on to the top of the box-office charts for the second weekend in a row despite elevated competition from a slew of new releases, including Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood.” Although the Marvel Studios superhero sequel earned a victorious $53 million from Friday through Sunday, it still suffered a steep 59 percent plunge from its $128.1 million opening weekend. Even with such a sharp decline, “Iron Man 2” already ranks as the second-highest-grossing release of 2010, behind Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Additionally, the movie has grossed an impressive $428.2 million worldwide total after only three weeks in theaters. Director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe returned to their “Gladiator” roots with “Robin Hood” this weekend. The medieval epic came in second place with $37.1 million at the domestic box office and an additional $74 million from foreign showings, resulting in a $111.1 million global total. But with a hefty $200 million production budget and surefire hits such as “Sex and the City 2” and “Shrek Forever After” arriving over the next few weeks, “Robin Hood” faces a challenging road in its quest to cross the profit line. The weekend’s other major new releases, “Letters to Juliet” and “Just Wright,” landed in third and fourth place with $13.8 million and $8.5 million respectively. “Letters” failed to match the success of leading lady Amanda Seyfried’s previous romantic hit, “Dear John.” Fifth place belonged to the continually successful “How to Train Your Dragon” with $5.1 million. Horror remake “A Nightmare on Elm Street” fell to sixth place with $4.7 million. Upcoming Releases Moviegoers can return to the kingdom of Far Far Away next weekend as “Shrek Forever After” enters the box-office arena. The DreamWorks family film goes up against Universal’s “MacGruber,” based on the Will Forte-starring “Saturday Night Live” sketch. Check out everything we’ve got on “Iron Man 2” , “Robin Hood” and “Letters to Juliet.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘Iron Man 2’ Gear Up For ‘Iron Man 2’ With These New Clips MTV Rough Cut: ‘Robin Hood’ Related Photos ‘Iron Man 2’ “Robin Hood” ‘Letters To Juliet’
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‘Iron Man 2’ Soars Past ‘Robin Hood’ At The Box Office
