Marvel superhero fest trails only "Harry Potter" finale in opening-day U.S. box office full story ![]()

UPDATED: The tentpole is pacing well ahead of "Iron Man 2" in North America, but didn't match the midnight showing of fellow Marvel pic "The Avengers"; overseas, the threequel scores the biggest opening day of all time in Russia and the Ukraine.
hollywoodreporter.com (15 days ago)

WINNER OF THE WEEK Mud Oh I know I'm supposed to say Disney After all Iron Man 3 just pulled off the second-biggest domestic opening weekend ever an estimated $1753 million second only to the $2074 million premiere of last year's fellow Marvel release The Avengers What's more its advance...
rollingstone.com (12 days ago)
As most of you know, Disney/Marvel's Iron Man 3 has made $680 million in twelve days of worldwide play, besting even the $641 million respective twelve-day total of The Avengers last summer during this same period. Iron Man 3 is towering over the prior Iron Man pictures, which topped out at $585 million and $622 million respectively. The question becomes what does it mean...
forbes.com (10 days ago)

'Iron Man 3' grabs $21.5M in China opening day, outpaces 'Avengers' launch
abcnews.com (12 days ago)
'Iron Man 3' grabs $21.5M in China opening day, outpaces 'Avengers' launch
msn.com (15 days ago)

The third installment in the blockbuster Marvel franchise scores the biggest opening day ever in the country, surpassing "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon."
hollywoodreporter.com (16 days ago)

He is Iron Man for a reason. Behind Robert Downey Jr. and the red and gold suit he wears as Iron Man, "Iron Man 3" grossed an estimated $195.3 million from 42 international territories over the weekend, putting it ahead of the pace set by "Marvel's The Avengers," also with Downey in a lead role, last year. According to Disney, "Iron Man 3" had the biggest opening weekend...
huffingtonpost.com (19 days ago)
Opening Day in Cincinnati can best be described as a spectacle -- a sight to see, a day to remember. This was my third Opening Day and second world-famous Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. But this year was still a first for me. This year was different.
mlb.com (1 month and 15 days ago)

More than 4.6 million comics have been ordered to meet the demand, as another big Marvel movie opening once again draws consumer interest to the medium that started it all.
hollywoodreporter.com (14 days ago)

Downtown’s Escape Velocity Comics is looking to develop some synergy with superhero blockbusters like “The Avengers” by opening a second location next to the Cinemark theater complex at First & Main Town Center. Escape Velocity has been part of...
gazette.com (30 days ago)
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