Biggest opening weekends for movies

Published: May 07 2012 01:45:42 PM EDT Updated On: May 06 2013 07:23:27 AM EDT

"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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