`Iron Man 3` beats `The Great Gatsby` to top U.S. box office

Washington: `Iron Man 3` still remains the king of the U.S box office, despite the release of `The Great Gatsby`.

The film attained another height by grossing 72.5 million dollars in its second week of release, E! Online reported. The blockbuster, featuring Robert Downey earned a whooping 175.3 million dollars to score the second highest-grossing opening weekend in U.S. history last week. The film has now banked a total of 949 million dollars worldwide. The Great Gatsby that stars Leonardo DiCaprio could only grab the second place with a earning of 51.2 million dollars in its debut weekend exceeding the expectations of 40 million dollars. Meanwhile, `Pain `n` Gain` got the third spot with an earning of 5 million dollars and `Tyler Perry Presents Peeples`, which stars Kerry Washington and Craig Robinson, had an opening less than expected and was able to fetch only 4.9 million dollars. Top 10 movies of the weekend are - 1. Iron Man 3: 72.5 million dollars 2. The Great Gatsby: 51 million dollars 3. Pain and Gain: 5 million dollars 4. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples: 4.9million dollars 5. 42: 4.7 million dollars 6. Oblivion: 3.9 million dollars 7. The Croods: 3.6 million dollars 8. The Big Wedding: 2.5 million dollars 9. Mud: 2.3 million dollars 10 Oz the Great and Powerful: 802:000 dollars ANI