'Iron Man' crushes competition
Published 5/3/2008 at Variety.com
Front Page: Scores second-best Friday for a non-sequel -- Paramount and Marvel Studios' "Iron Man" grossed a whopping $33.4 million at the domestic box office on Friday, firing up the summer season and scoring the second-best Friday in history for a non-sequel after the first "Spider-Man."
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