Iron Man 2 Beats May Bank Holiday Records

Iron Man 2

Kicking off the Summer Blockbuster season, Iron Man 2 shot to the number one slot grossing a whopping £6.8m in its opening weekend. The sequel has smashed Iron Man’s £5.5m debut weekend back in 2008 and is the most successful Robert Downey Junior film to date.

Iron Man 2 has also beaten the record for the top May bank holiday opening, beating both X-Men 2 which grossed £7.0m and X-Men Wolverine at £6.7m.

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