‘Iron Man 3’ conquers world with $195.3 million, ‘Pain & Gain’ wins US market

By The Associated Press
April 28 2013 08:55 AM

CP23108138 — This film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie and Mark Wahlberg in a scene from "Pain and Gain." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Jaime Trueblood)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Iron Man 3” is the heavy-lifter at theatres with a colossal overseas debut that overshadows a sleepy pre-summer weekend at the domestic box office.

The superhero sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. got a head-start on its domestic launch next Friday with a $195.3 million opening in 42 overseas markets.

Sunday studio estimates show director Michael Bay’s true-crime tale “Pain & Gain” muscled into first-place domestically with a $20 million debut.

The movie starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie knocked off Tom Cruise’s sci-fi adventure “Oblivion” after a week in the No. 1 spot. “Oblivion” slipped to second-place with $17.4 million, raising its domestic total to $64.7 million.

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