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Written by Dwayne Robinson   
Monday, 12 May 2008
* This article has been corrected.

He may not be as fast as speeding bullet, but Marvel’s “Iron Man” more than lapped this week’s new major opener: “Speed Racer.”

“Iron Man” returned to the top of the box office, more than doubling the $20.2 million take for the live-action theatrical release of “Speed Racer,” Bloomberg News reported. It took in $50.5 million.

Ashton Kutcher’s counter programming, romantic comedy “What Happens in Vegas” was a close third at $20 million.

On May 22, Indy is back. The return of Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” shows even two decades later, he’s still got it, action-wise.

But does he still have that golden touch with box office receipts? Without a doubt, Indy will be No. 1. By how much is another question.

The under-over has got to be $65 million for it to be a success. Ford should make that easily.

Here are the rest of this weekend’s box office numbers:

1.  "Iron Man"         $50.5M  
2.  "Speed Racer"       $20.2M   
3.  "What Happens in Vegas"      $20M
4.  "Made of Honor"      $7.6M
5.  "Baby Mama"          $5.77M 
6.  "Forgetting Sarah"   $3.78M 
7.  "Harold & Kumar: ..."     $3.16M
8.  "Forbidden Kingdom"  $1.9M 
9.  "Nim's Island"       $1.33M 
10. "Redbelt"            $1.14M 
[Bloomberg.com]


Dwayne Robinson, a TheSequitur.com assistant managing editor, is a journalist in south Florida.

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