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Speed Racer Crashes at Weekend Box Office  

Posted May 11, 08 4:32 PM CDT in Business,  Arts & Living    Most Covered

(newser) – Speed Racer stalled in its weekend box office debut, banking just a fifth of its $100 million budget and allowing Iron Man to maintain top spot and earn another $50 million. Racer ran neck-and-neck with the comedy What Happens in Vegas, which also scored $20 million. Made of Honor and Baby Mama complete the top 5.

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<em>Speed Racer </em>Crashes at Weekend Box Office
Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz star in "What Happens in Vegas," which opened in third place.   (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, K.C. Bailey)
<em>Speed Racer </em>Crashes at Weekend Box Office
"Speed Racer" opened in a disappointing second place at the weekend box office.   (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Entertainment)
<em>Speed Racer </em>Crashes at Weekend Box Office
Emile Hirsch, left, as Speed Racer and Christina Ricci as Trixie star in action adventure "Speed Racer."   (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Entertainment)
<em>Speed Racer </em>Crashes at Weekend Box Office
"Iron Man" won the weekend again, banking another $50 million.   (AP Photo/ Marvel Entertainment, Zade Rosenthal)
<em>Speed Racer </em>Crashes at Weekend Box Office
Robert Downey Jr. stars as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark in a scene from "Iron Man."   (AP Photo/ Marvel Entertainment, Zade Rosenthal)
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