Will The Great Gatsby be able to beat Iron Man 3 this weekend?

It has been over a week now and Iron Man is still ruling the overseas box-office records. But with the much-speculated The Great Gatsby releasing today, there may be a chance lingering on to beat Iron Man 3 at the box-office this weekend. Advance bookings and star-studded premiere shows along with heavy impact created from the social media promotions, hopes are bright for the 3D romantic drama, The Great Gatsby.

But its chances to defeat Iron Man 3 are not so predictable, as of now. As the estimates have been projected, The Great Gatsby is expected to make $40 million through its opening and "'Gatsby' should play well with couples,” as predicted by BoxOffice.com editor-in-chief Phil Contrino while talking to The Wrap. More predictions reveal, “Women will be drawn by the romance and costumes and Leo. And enough guys grew up with the book that they’ll be game to come along. This is a date-night movie.”

The Leonardo DiCaprio-Tobey Maguire-Joel Edgerton starrer has been helmed by Baz Luhrmann, adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel with the same title. However, according to movie critics and trade analysts Iron Man 3 is the most assured contender to stay at No. 1 in its second weekend. Through Wednesday, Iron Man 3 has already earned a massive $768 million worldwide and supposedly it would hit $900 million by Sunday. But most importantly it is definite that a great weekend is awaiting cine-goers, sincerely.