Weekend Forecast

May 9, 2008

"Iron Man" is likely to dominate the second weekend of Hollywood's summer, while "Speed Racer" could face a fight from "What Happens in Vegas" for No. 2. These figures are The Times' predictions. Studios will issue weekend estimated grosses Sunday and final results Monday.
Movie (studio)3-day prediction (millions)Through the weekendWeeks
1Iron Man (Paramount)$48.5$175.62
2Speed Racer (Warner Bros.)27.027.01
3What Happens in Vegas (20th Century Fox)21.021.01
4Made of Honor (Sony) 8.627.32
5Baby Mama (Universal)6.040.63
6Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal)3.850.84
7Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Warner Bros.)3.130.73
8Redbelt (Sony Pictures Classics)2.52.62
9The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate/Weinstein)2.248.34
10Nim's Island (20th Century Fox)1.744.56
Source: Times research
Los Angeles Times




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