"Iron" forges boffo B.O.

Meryl Streep's Globes win keeps 'The Iron Lady' a hot ticket.In the well-timed election coup which will carry out the lady that the film relies proud, the Weinstein Co. effectively extended Margaret Thatcher biopic "The Iron Lady" to 802 locations for just about any four-day domestic weekend take of $6.6 000 0000, assigned off by star Meryl Streep nabbing a Golden Globe on her behalf performance since the former British pm. Weinstein timed the expansion to coincide while using Jan. 15 Globes ceremony, getting sent the pic in limited release by having an Oscar-being qualified run 12 ,. 30. Up to now, the pic has totalled $7.8 million in your area. "Iron Lady" should still play nicely by way of the Oscars, by getting an additional B.O. boost if Streep is nominated. Nevertheless, the pic, directed by Phyllida Lloyd ("Mamma Mia!"), will probably be hard-pressed copying el born area office success of last year's Weinstein-released biopic about British royalty. Oscar champion "The King's Speech" cumed $138.8 million Stateside, and reviews for "Iron Lady" were not as glowing as people for "Speech." Overseas, "Iron Lady" showed up at $19.5 million in the reported eight areas. Inside the U.K., the film has totalled north of $8 million, then Australia, which has brought $6.7 million. Close to the Commonwealth, "Iron Lady" is positioned to bow throughout February in South usa (Feb. 3) and France (Feb. 15), searching to learn from potential Oscar attention. Major Asian areas, for instance Columbia and Japan, could possibly get the pic between late February and early March. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com