Saturday Box Office: Iron Man Targets $52M Second Weekend; Speed Racer Heads For Disappointing $18.7M Opening

By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2008 12:45 am EST

The Saturday Box Office estimates are in over at Fantasy Moguls, and Paramount's Iron Man is beating it's second weekend expectations, adding an estimated $21.72M on Saturday, which should result in a $52M 3-day ($163.66M cume). Speed Racer is doing even worse than expected, heading for a very disappointing $18.72M opening weekend. Surprisingly, this should be just enough to Fox's What Happens in Vegas, which is expected to end short with $17.6M.

EARLY SATURDAY ESTIMATES

1. Iron Man (Paramount) â€" $21.72M – $5,285 PTA – $163.66M cume

2. NEW â€" Speed Racer (Warner Bros) – $7.66M – $2,125 PTA – $13.51M cume

3. NEW â€" What Happens in Vegas (Fox) – $7.03M – $2,188 PTA – $13.73M cume

4. Made of Honor (Sony) – $2.98M – $1,093 PTA – $24.11M cume

5. Baby Mama (Universal) â€" $2.3M – $878 PTA – $38.8M cume

REVISED 3-DAY ESTIMATES

1. Iron Man (Paramount) â€" $51.79M – $12,600 PTA – $178.43M cume

2. NEW â€" Speed Racer (Warner Bros) – $18.72M – $5,193 PTA – $18.72M cume

3. NEW â€" What Happens in Vegas (Fox) – $17.6M – $5,476 PTA – $17.6M cume

4. Made of Honor (Sony) – $7.29M – $2,667 PTA – $25.96M cume

5. Baby Mama (Universal) â€" $5.57M – $2,124 PTA – $40.18M cume