From this vantage point, unless Man of Steel connects on a primal level or Pacific Rim really is a game-changer, Iron Man 3 is the presumptive box office champion of summer 2013, if not the entire calendar year.

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The games company recently founded a new wing, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, no doubt hoping to mimic the success of Marvel Comics, which has scored box office hits with independently-produced pictures including Iron Man, Thor and Avengers.

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If those films are Iron Man-sized hits, it will set up The Avengers for a boffo box office.

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