Iron Man 3 had a record-setting weekend at the box-office with $175 million in tickets sold in the first three days of its U.S. run.
If the estimates hold, that means it will be the second largest U.S. opening of all time, second only to another Marvel movie, The Avengers.
Michael Bay’s action comedyPain & Gain took second place with $7.6 million, followed by the Jackie Robinson story 42 with $6.2 million.
Tom Cruise’s Oblivion was fourth with $5.8 million, while the animated comedy The Croods rounded out the top 5 with $4.2 million.