With the battle of the 3D Titans, Iron Man 3 and the Great Gatsby going head-to-head last weekend, Iron Man 3 was able to beat out the Great Gatsby which debuted with a very strong showing.
“Iron Man 3″ commanded $72.5 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday in its second weekend. “Gatsby,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio as millionaire Jay Gatsby in the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald tale, earned a strong $51.1 million, according to studio estimates.
International sales for “Iron Man 3″ reached a massive $664 million through Sunday after adding $89 million from the weekend, Disney said. The film’s worldwide take now stands at $949 million.
“Gatsby” outpaced pre-weekend forecasts for an opening of up to $45 million. Directed by Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, it is the latest Hollywood rendition of Fitzgerald’s classic American novel, “The Great Gatsby.” A 1974 version starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow fared poorly at the box office.
Next up, Star Trek Into Darkness warps into the mix. Can Iron Man 3 stay the course?
Will Leo and Baz bring The Great Gatsby into the stratosphere?
Only time knows the answer to this 3D battle!
All this when some unenlightened 3D haters said 3D was failing. Makes you wonder what they are thinking.