Iron Man rockets to the top of the box office

Marvel’s third instalment of the Iron Man franchise has comprehensively taken out the top spot of the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia weekend box office.

The Walt Disney-distributed film made $14,090,713 on its debut weekend in Australia on 631 screens in both 2D and 3D. It also took out the highest average taking for a screen, with more than $22,000.

Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce, Iron Man 3 has made more than its predecessor The Avengers, which took more than $13m on its opening weekend.