'Iron Man 2' Tops International Box Office With $100.2 Million
5/04/2010 12:07:00 AM
kenmouse
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Robert Downey Jr.'s superhero sequel opened overseas a week before its U.S. debut.Tony Stark is used to having an overabundance of wealth, and that life of luxury isn't likely to change thanks to the highly profitable international debut for director Jon Favreau's "Iron Man 2." The Marvel Studios superhero movie premiered in foreign markets last Thursday and amassed a total of $100.2 million in just five days.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson, "Iron Man 2" debuted in 6,764 locations for a per-screen average of $14,814. The film earned $2.25 million on 48 IMAX screens for a $47,000 per-screen average. Additionally, "Iron Man 2" opened in first place in all but one of 53 foreign markets, missing the mark only in Colombia. Its greatest performance was in the United Kingdom with a $12.2 million haul from 528 locations, with similarly strong showings including $10.8 million earned in South Korea, $8.8 million in France, $8.2 million in Russia and $7.3 million in Mexico.
The Shanghai World Expo has just begun and many top stars will be making appearances over the course of the event. In addition to Andy Lau, Leehom Wang, Angela Chang and Jay Chou are among the stars that are scheduled to perform.
Hong Kong actors Ronald Cheng and Charlene Choi (better known as Ah Sa) recently announced their separation in a tearful press conference. The duo secretly got hitched in 2006 and decided to be forthcoming with their decision to divorce after news of their marriage was exposed by a friend.
Gillian Chung really knows what to do, even when buying properties she buys from her boss Albert Yeung's EEG estates. Yesterday, Ah Gil appeared in the Wan Chai luxurious flat to sign the contract to purchase a 1700 square feet ocean view unit. It was said that Ah Gil had a discount given by her boss Albert, the final price was over HK$27 million. In other words, even if Ah Gil does a 3% down payment, she still has to come up with HK$800,000. Just a year since her comeback and she's already promoted to a homeowner, Ah Gil should change her name to "Wealthy Lady". 
With Iron Man 2 busy overseas, Freddy Krueger and the "most disgusting horror film of all-time" cleaned up here.
