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POSTED: 11:45 AM MDT May 07, 2012 UPDATED: 05:23 AM MDT May 06, 2013

"Iron Man 3" took off with the second-biggest U.S. opening weekend ever, pulling in an estimated $175.3 million in ticket sales. Check out the 20 movies that have made the biggest splashes on their opening weekends, according to Box Office Mojo.

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"Iron Man 3" took off with the second-biggest U.S. opening weekend ever, pulling in an estimated $175.3 million in ticket sales. Check out the 20 movies that have made the biggest splashes on their opening weekends, according to Box Office Mojo.

Iron Man 3 — "Iron Man 3" took off with the second-biggest U.S. opening weekend ever, pulling in an estimated $175.3 million in ticket sales. Check out the 20 movies that have made the biggest splashes on their opening weekends, according to Box Office Mojo.

Hayden Christensen, Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars — 20. "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith." Release date: 2005. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $108.4 million.

Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen — 19. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Release date: 2009. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $109 million.

Biggest opening weekends - Toy Story 3 — 18. "Toy Story 3." Release date: 2010. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $110.3 million.

Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End — 17. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." Release date: 2007. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $114.7 million.

Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man — 16. "Spider-Man." Release date: 2002. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $114.8 million.

Alice In Wonderland Alice and Mad Hatter tea — 15. "Alice in Wonderland." Release date: 2010. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $116.1 million.

Biggest opening weekends - Shrek the Third with Shrek, Artie, Donkey — 14. "Shrek the Third." Release date: 2007. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $121.6 million.

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows P1 poster 1 — 13. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1." Release date: 2010. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $125.0 million.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr — 12. "Iron Man 2." Release date: 2010. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $128.1 million.

Johnny Depp in Dead Mans Chest — 11. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." Release date: 2006. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $135.6 million.

Pattinson and Stewart in Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 — 10. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1." Release date: 2011. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $138.1 million.

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart — 9: "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2." Release date: 2012. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $141.1 million.

Twilight New Moon - vamp movies — 8. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Release date: 2009. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $142.8 million.

Red suit, black suit spidey — 7. "Spider-Man 3." Release date: 2007. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $151.1 million.

Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games IB2 — 6. "The Hunger Games." Release date: 2012. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $152.5 million.

Biggest opening weekends - The Dark Knight — 5. "The Dark Knight." Release date: 2008. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $158.4 million.

The Dark Knight Rises — 4. "The Dark Knight Rises." Release date: 2012. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $160.9 million.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 image — 3. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2." Release date: 2011. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $169.2 million.

Iron Man 3 — 2. "Iron Man 3.' Release date: 2013. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $175.3 million.

Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson The Avengers — 1. "Marvel's The Avengers." Release date: 2012. Domestic gross on opening weekend: $207.4 million.

film, movie, film reel — To see the whole list, visit www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends.

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