"Iron Man 3" gives summer a big launch

Summer 2013 got off to a great start with "Iron Man 3" exceeding predictions to take in $175 million in its opening weekend. Only "The Avengers" — coincidentally also starring Robert Downey Jr. playing the same character — had a better opening.

"Pain & Gain" held on to the No. 2 spot, but lost nearly two-thirds of its opening audience. "42" continues to show legs in third place. "Oblivion" is falling off fast in its third week in release, though it's done well enough overseas to cement Tom Cruise's returning star status. TW Title (click to view) Weekend Gross % Change Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 Iron Man 3 $175,300,000 - $175,300,000 $200 1 2 Pain and Gain $7,600,000 -62.5% $33,919,000 $26 2 3 42 $6,210,000 -41.7% $78,336,000 $40 4 4 Oblivion $5,797,000 -67.4% $75,969,000 $120 3 5 The Croods $4,225,000 -37.2% $168,743,000 $135 7 6 The Big Wedding $3,875,000 -49.0% $14,210,000 $35 2 7 Mud $2,150,000 -3.0% $5,158,000 - 2 8 Oz The Great and Powerful $1,822,000 +0.6% $228,568,000 $215 9 9 Scary Movie 5 $1,435,000 -58.2% $29,603,000 $20 4 10 The Place Beyond the Pines $1,298,000 -52.4% $18,678,000 $15 6