Iron Man Soars To $300M

[Darrell Lawrence]

Iron Man is poised to become the first film of 2008 to reach the $300 million mark in gross domestic ticket sales, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Through June 17, the Marvel-produced comic-book adaptation had earned an estimated $299.3 million in the U.S. and Canada. With recent daily grosses of at least $680,000, Iron Man is expected to reach the $300 million mark on June 19.

Sony's Spider-Man 3, which grossed $336.5 million domestically to top the 2007 box-office rankings, was the first film to cross the $300 million threshold, managing the feat just 23 days after its May 4 debut. Though Iron Man required 51 days to reach a similar mark, its achievement was much less anticipated before its premiere on May 1.

Last May saw two other $300 million grossers: the Paramount-distributed Shrek the Third from DreamWorks Animation ($322.7 million) and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ($309.4 million).

Among summer 2008's other big openers, Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is another clear $300 million candidate, with $279.5 million through Tuesday. The fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise has also grossed $359 million internationally, and opens in the lucrative Japan market this weekend.

Iron Man has grossed $250 million internationally for a worldwide total of more than $550 million. It's set for a September opening in Japan.

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[evil_genius_180]

Well, the $300 million mark isn't that hard to hit these days, with movie ticket prices being what they are. Still, it's impressive.

and that's not including the DVDs when they come out