The Iron Lady Performing Well

The Iron Lady took the UK by storm this weekend when the film was the No 1 opener at the box office, taking over £2.1m. 

This figure is nearly three times the box office achieved by The Queen when it opened in 2006.

Such popular acclaim for the film is not unique to the UK.  Released two weeks ago in Australia, The Iron Lady is an antipodean hit - destined to join the exclusive club of films whose gross exceeds $10m. 

Similarly in Spain, the only other country where The Iron Lady is on general release, the film has opened at number 2 at the box office, just behind Sherlock Holmes 2.  It is a remarkable achievement.

Unsurprisingly the buzz is now building around the release of the film in the US where it opens this Friday. 

The film had a technical release on 4 prints on December 30th to qualify for the Oscars.

Even on such a limited release, the film managed to gross a stellar $220,000 on its opening weekend.

The world appears keen to engage with The Iron Lady!