'Iron Man' soars over 'Vegas'

Paramount's "Iron Man" continued to hammer out box office gold in its second Friday of the summer season with $15.3 million, however, Fox-Regency's "What Happens in Vegas" trumped Warner Bros.' "Speed Racer" for second place.

Playing at 4,111 sites, "Iron Man's" second Friday reps the third best among Marvel's titles in May behind "Spider-Man's" $19.9 million in 2002 and "Spider-Man 3's" $17.2 million last year. Both pics respectively posted second weekend hauls of $71.4 million and $58.2 million. Through its first eight days, the domestic B.O. for "Iron Man" currently stands at $141.9 million.

Grossing $7.2 million from 3,215 locations, "Vegas" repped an opening day high for a romantic comedy in May, besting the $6.5 million charted by 1999's "Notting Hill" which went on to generate a three-day take of $21.8 million....