Hoodwinked

The box office draw of Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe teaming up again to bring Robin Hood to the big screen was not enough to keep Iron Man 2 from holding on to the top spot in the U.S. But worldwide Hood Is King‎...




Carl DiOrio of THR

The archer was on target, though less than wholly victorious.

Universal's Russell Crowe starrer "Robin Hood" -- with Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion in Ridley Scott's history-based telling of the well-known legend -- struck the lower edge of pre-release projections with an estimated $37.1 million in opening boxoffice. But comics-spawned sequel "Iron Man 2" from Paramount and Marvel again topped the weekend's domestic rankings, with $53 million.

The Robert Downey Jr. starrer dropped a reasonable 59% from its week-earlier opening tally, while boosting cumulative boxoffice to $212.2 million. That compares to a $177.8 million sophomore-session cume for 2008's "Iron Man."

Summit Entertainment's female-targeting "Letters to Juliet," featuring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave, bowed in third place with $13.8 million. And Fox Searchlight's urban-oriented romantic comedy "Just Wright" -- starring Pam Grier, Common and Queen Latifah – debuted in fourth with $8.5 million.

Collectively, the weekend Top 10 rung up $132 million, or 2% more than top performers in the comparable frame last year...

Nicole Sperling of EW

'Iron Man' wins again; 'Robin Hood' in second with $37 million weekend

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