Iron Man 3 grosses $200 million in 5 days

Iron Man 3 has surpassed last year's epic superhero team-up movie 'The Avengers' by grossing nearly $200 million in the international box office.
The movie's total haul, which includes openings in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America, surpasses the $185.1 million earned by 'The Avengers' last year.
According to Dave Hollis, Disney's distribution executive: ''The surprise is the magnitude of this opening, not necessarily that audiences are responding to the movie. We believe this to be a strong indication of what will lead to extraordinary word-of-mouth worldwide.
''As people start reading headlines of the size of this opening, I suspect it will act as a catalyst for the Thursday night opening Stateside.''
The United Kingdom led the way, where the flick grossed $21.5 million in its opening weekend, while Korea and Australia followed with $19.2 and $18.4 million respectively.
The action movie's blockbuster takings are all the more impressive as it has yet to open in the United States, Russia, Germany and China.
'Iron Man 3' is predicted to shatter the overseas grosses of its predecessors, 2008's 'Iron Man' and 2010's 'Iron Man 2', and it is predicted to open with $120 million when it hits cinemas in the US on May 3.