Jacob Tierney’s The Trotsky found an audience in Canada despite a very tough frame that saw Iron Man 2 easily hold the top spot at the box office for the second week, while Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood opened in second place.

The comedy starring Jay Baruchel netted roughly $110,000 in its opening weekend, according to distributor Alliance Films, though that figure could be higher as not all numbers were reported by Monday. The film averaged about $3,200 on 34 screens at the Canuck box.

Trotsky was likely helped by positive reviews and festival acclaim, having played at TIFF, Whistler and the recent Tribeca. The film was named one of Canada’s Top Ten of 2009.

Tribeca currently has Trotsky, about a high school student who believes he’s the reincarnation of the Russian revolutionary, available on-demand in the U.S. through cable providers including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision and Verizon. The fest will also screen the film at Hollywood’s Laemmle Sunset 5 theaters in July. (Trotsky was among 10 titles selected by Tribeca to be released via on-demand across the U.S.).

Meanwhile, Iron Man 2 earned $12.4 million in its first week in Canadian theaters for Paramount, while its overall box office tally thus far in North America is $211 million. Canadian figures for Robin Hood were not available at press time though the Cannes opener generated $37 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to Reuters.