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Iron Man 2008

Iron Man
2008
 126 minutes (2 hrs 06 mins)
Cast and Director

Directed by

Starring

Robert Downey Jr. / Terrence Howard / Jeff Bridges / Gwyneth Paltrow / Leslie Bibb / Shaun Toub / Faran Tahir / Clark Gregg / Bill Smitrovich / Sayed Badreya
Release dates
US release date US release: 2nd May 2008
Australia release date Australia release: 14th April 2008
Netherlands release date Netherlands release: 16th April 2008
Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 2nd May '08
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £5.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 2nd May '08
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $102.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 21

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 17th Jul '20
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: $430 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 1
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Certificates

12A age rating

Iron Man PG-13 age rating 
Total grosses
UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £17.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $318.4 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $571.8 Million
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Last weekend Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was at the top of the UK box office, there are 2 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Elemental
  • Insidious: The Red Door

Elemental

  • The movie is directed by Peter Sohn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Peter Sohn also directed The Good Dinosaur in 2015 which grossed £14.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $329.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Leah Lewis who also starred in Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012).
  • The film also stars Mamoudou Athie who was last seen in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Insidious: The Red Door

  • The movie is from director Patrick Wilson.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Ty Simpkins who also starred in Iron Man 3 (2013).
  • The film also stars Patrick Wilson who was last seen in Moonfall (2022).
  • Ty Simpkins and Patrick Wilson have starred in 4 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Insidious in 2011, Little Children in 2006, Insidious: The Last Key in 2018 and Insidious Chapter 2 in 2013.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there is 1 new movie released

  • Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 - Wednesday, 12th July

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Insidious: The Red Door which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is due for release in the UK on 7th July 2023
  • It is due for release in North America on 7th July 2023
  • It stars among others Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3) and Patrick Wilson (Insidious Chapter 2)
  • It is directed by Patrick Wilson
  • The movie also stars Rose Byrne, Andrew Astor and Hiam Abbass
  • Ty Simpkins and Patrick Wilson appeared together in Little Children, Insidious, Insidious Chapter 2 and Insidious: The Last Key

Synopsis for Insidious: The Red Door

Josh Lambert heads east to drop his son, Dalton, off at school. However, Dalton's college dream soon becomes a living nightmare when the repressed demons of his past suddenly return to haunt them both.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Cinemas in the US are starting to close down again rather than re-open and release dates are starting to get changed and removed altogether from schedules so its drive-in movie showings which once again shine.

Disney's live action remake of Beaty And The Beast from 2017 is this weeks top film and with nothing in the way of new release there is nothing to report on that front, in fact the whole top 5 this week are all re-released.

Here is the top 5 movies in the US 17th - 19th July 2020

Beauty and the Beast

Originally released in mid-March of 2017 Disney continued their live action re-make succes with this tale as old as time, it made over $500 Million on its initial run.

This week it takes $467K which pushes the movies total to $504 Million.

Iron Man

Released May of 2009 the movie is credited with really kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Disney and succeeded where Hulk had failed previously.

This week the movie is at number 2 with $430K which brings the movies total gross to $318.6 Million.

Bohemian Rhapsody

The 2019 Oscar winning movie is at number 3 this week with a gross of $240K which boosts its total in the US to $216.4 Million.

Jurassic Park

This movie from director Steven Spielberg never seems to lose popularity and once again appears in the top 5 27 years after first release with $210K giving it a $403.5 Million total.

The Goonies

An '80 classic movie is at number 5 with a weekend take of $202K for a total US gross of $62.5 Million.

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year? Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019)

The number one film was Aladdin which had been at the top for 4 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Men In Black: International directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £87.8 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015)

Also making its debut at the top was Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard and directed by Colin Trevorrow

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 24 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £48.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010)

The number one film was Sex And The City 2 which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Letters To Juliet directed by Gary Winick and starring Amanda Seyfried and Gael Garca Bernal which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Iron Man 2 which had taken £20.9 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005)

Making its debut at the top was Mr. And Mrs. Smith starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and directed by Doug Liman

The film with the longest run was Valiant which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £35.4 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000)

The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £21.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Drive Me Crazy directed by John Schultz and starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier which entered the box office at number 5.

The film with the longest run was American Psycho which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995)

Making its debut at the top was The Brady Bunch Movie starring Shelley Long and Gary Cole and directed by Betty Thomas

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Dumb And Dumber which had taken £9.2 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990)

The number one film was Pretty Woman which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £10.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Package directed by Andrew Davis and starring Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Look Who's Talking which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Aladdin which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was X-Men: Dark Phoenix directed by Simon Kinberg and starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £87.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Spy starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham and directed by Paul Feig

The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £47.8 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Sex And The City 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Death At A Funeral directed by Neil LaBute and starring Keith David and Loretta Devine which entered the box office at number 4.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Iron Man 2 which had taken £20.7 Million over 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £32.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez and starring Jessica Alba and Devon Aoki which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Robots which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £18.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Maybe Baby directed by Ben Elton and Hugh Laurie and starring Joely Richardson and Matthew Macfadyen which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Pokémon: The First Movie which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Jack And Sarah starring Richard E. Grant and Samantha Mathis and directed by Tim Sullivan

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Dumb And Dumber which had taken £9.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Pretty Woman which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Clean And Sober directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Tango And Cash which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million after 10 weeks of release.