BOX OFFICE: IRON MAN 3 Crosses $300M; International Total Passes Previous Solo Marvel Films
After breaking numerous records in China (with an incredible opening day that saw the threequel take $21.5 million), Iron Man 3 has beaten the international cumes of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger in the space of just a week! Read on for details.
Deadline reports that Iron Man 3's domination of the international box office has continued after breaking even more records in China. The Shane Black helmed threequel had the highest opening day of all-time in the country with an estimated $21.5 million. According to the site, their insiders tell them that the movie is, "looking more like Avengers which opened at $207M than Iron Man 2 which opened at $128M. Avengers helped them get much more of the family audience. This should continue that trend." These numbers also mean that Iron Man 3 has grossed more internationally during its first week than the entire runs both it's own first instalment AND Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. The movie finally opens in North America at midnight tonight where it's expected to open with between $165 million - $180 million.
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
STARRING:
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
Don Cheadle as Rhodey/War Machine
Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian
Rebecca Hall as Dr. Maya Hansen
Ashley Hamilton as Jack Taggert
James Badge Dale as Eric Savin
Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan
RELEASE DATE: May 3rd, 2013 (US).
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