‘iron Man 2’ Blasts Past Original With $133.6m

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Superhero film rockets past the 2008 original film's receipts and landed the record as the fifth-biggest opening weekend ever. It didn't best the $158.4 million bow of "The Dark Knight" in 2008.

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‘iron Man 2’ Blasts Past Original With $133.6m

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