Robots Take Title As Real Steel Earns $27.3M

First Published: October 9, 2011 12:00 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Hugh Jackman steps out at the Real Steel Los Angeles premiere at The Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. on October 2, 2011Boxing robots are the undisputed champions at the weekend box office. According to studio estimates Sunday, Hugh Jackmans Real Steel, set in a near-future when robot fighters have replaced humans in the ring, debuted at No. 1 with $27.3 million. Real Steel added $22.1 million overseas for a worldwide total of $49.4 million. The movie casts Jackman as a former boxer reluctantly thrown together with his young son as they turn a junkyard robot into a world-class contender. George Clooneys political saga The Ides of March was the runner-up, opening at No. 2 with $10.4 million. The film stars Ryan Gosling as an aide to a presidential candidate (Clooney) caught up in scandal. Clooney also directed. The previous No. 1 movie, Dolphin Tale, slipped to No. 3 with $9.2 million. (Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.