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'Iron Man' alchemy translates to $98.6M |
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LOS ANGELES -- Fictional billionaire Tony Stark has made a fortune in Hollywood as the superhero adventure "Iron Man" pulled in $98.6 million domestically in its first weekend.
That's about $2 million less than distributor Paramount estimated Sunday, but still good enough to put "Iron Man" in second-place behind the original "Spider-Man" on the list of best debuts among nonsequels.
Counting overseas receipts, "Iron Man" already has taken in $200 million worldwide.
Marvel Studios announced Monday that it will have "Iron Man 2" in theaters April 30, 2010. Its slate of other comic-book adaptations includes next month's "The Incredible Hulk," plus "Thor" in summer 2010 and "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers" in summer 2011.
"Iron Man" stars Robert Downey Jr. as Stark, a wealthy weapons designer who builds a high-tech metal suit to battle bad guys.
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