"This summer will blow 2008 (the year of 'Iron Man' and 'The Dark Knight') out of the water, " predicted Bill Ramey of Batman-on-film.com.
In the case of "Iron Man, " which had its debut even before the popularity of sites such as Twitter, that can be a good thing.
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If you're not a kid, though, or if you want to keep your memories of the first "Iron Man" unsullied, beware of the buzz and hubbub, and the glowing reviews.
This odd pattern reared its ugly head again last weekend, with the debut of Iron Man 3.
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But for now The Avengers is plenty for kids of all ages to get excited about, especially in the wings of Iron Man 3.
According to the THR story, Marvel will tailor a version of Iron Man 3 for the Chinese audience which will include more screen time for Chinese star Fan Bingbing.
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We just saw an early screening of Iron Man 2, and it turns out Tony Stark is not the only brilliant, larger-than-life, megalomaniacal technology executive to grace the screen.
Buyers can expect an early preview of Iron Man 3 and the Phase Two series of flicks, as well as prop replicas and never-before-seen extras from the earlier films.
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The release of Iron Man 2, which stars Robert Downey Jr. along with a number of other stars, comes before Disney is scheduled to release its first quarter results on Tuesday.
The likelihood of Iron Man 3 coming close to matching the super team-up movie are low, since that would require the third Iron Man film making as much money domestically as Iron Man 2 took in worldwide.
But, citing higher costs of making and marketing films, Disney is apparently demanding 65% of the receipts for the domestic release of Iron Man 3, which opens a week from Friday in America, and other future Disney releases.
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There, he has to go back to the basics as a mechanic in a garage (mirroring the scenes in the first half of Iron Man), repairing his broken armor and psyche in order to come back from defeat, to reveal himself as alive and better than ever after all.
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Point being, unless Man of Steel really connects on a spiritual level, Iron Man 3 is arguably poised to be the top domestic release (and likely worldwide too) of summer 2013.
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The reason was the strong performance of Toy Story 3 and Iron Man 2 in the third quarter of 2010, as opposed to the weaker performance of Cars 2 and Thor in the current quarter.
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Now of course the real money is to be made overseas, and Iron Man 3 opened in much of the world last weekend before debuting this week in America and and China.
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The concept of flying around as a virtual Tony Stark has great potential, and there was plenty of time between Iron Man 2 and 3 to at least try to develop a solid game.
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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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While 61% of moviegoers for "Iron Man 3" were men, according to exit polls, 27% were families.
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The Avengers, which is slated to be directed by Joss Whedon, will feature a slew of Marvel characters including Iron Man, Thor and The Incredible Hulk.
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We are finally getting our first Summer blockbuster in time for the holiday season, after some rumors of delays, as Iron Man is set to hit the shelves tomorrow.
Geek-tastic director Joss Whedon confirmed that he will be spearheading the superhero film, which features a slew of Marvel characters including Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
The game, which can be seen below, debuted at GDC 2013 and showcases the latest technology that brings Iron Man and the rest of The Avengers to life with tongue-in-cheek humor that only LEGO can provide.
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Tsarnaev, who appears to have had access to a wireless device at that time, changed his to a black-and-white photo, while Kadyrbayev changed his photo to one of him wearing an Iron Man mask, the source said.
According to online ticket sales site Fandango, almost 95% of ticket sales are for Iron Man 3.
Iron Man 3 occupied way more of the social conversation when it opened last weekend earning more than 1 million mentions.
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Whiplash is captured during a brazen attempt to kill Iron Man (who is out of uniform) amid a car race and crash.
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Fans have already seen both of those actors in the Iron Man movies, but speculation has been rampant about who will play the other heroes expected to be featured in the upcoming film.
He spent most of his final 37 years on Cape Breton, working on projects as varied as the vacuum jacket (a forerunner of the iron lung), man-carrying tetrahedral kites and, most famously, the hydrofoil.
What do you think about the news that the sequel might be once again mining the comic book storyline Extremis (the first Iron Man film included a lot of adaptation from the story as well), dear readers?
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In 2008, Iron Man used the same method of introducing billionaire Tony Stark, when we see him captured and hauled off as a prisoner in a foreign country before flashing back to give us his history leading up to his imprisonment.
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