'Iron Man' continues overseas ride

May 11, 2008 With an estimated weekend gross of $39 million from about 7,600 screens in 61 overseas markets, "Iron Man" bested newcomers "What Happens in Vegas" and "Speed Racer" to retain its No. 1 rank on the international circuit. Paramount Pictures International, among other overseas distributors, cited hot weather across Europe -- with temperatures climbing above 85 degrees in the U.K. -- as a general boxoffice depressant. The best single market for the Robert Downey Jr. vehicle was South Korea, where it compiled $4.7 million from 490 spots -- down just 19% -- for a market cume of $17 million.

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