This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22421917
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Iron Man 3 triumphs at US box office | Iron Man 3 triumphs at US box office |
(2 days later) | |
Iron Man 3 has stormed to the top of the US box office, with the second-biggest ever opening weekend in the US. | |
The comic book sequel, starring Robert Downey Jr, took an estimated $175.3m (£112.5m) across the weekend. | The comic book sequel, starring Robert Downey Jr, took an estimated $175.3m (£112.5m) across the weekend. |
Only 2012's The Avengers, which united Iron Man with fellow Marvel characters, had a bigger opening, taking $207.4m (£133.1m) when it opened last May. | Only 2012's The Avengers, which united Iron Man with fellow Marvel characters, had a bigger opening, taking $207.4m (£133.1m) when it opened last May. |
Iron Man 3 follows Tony Stark's battle with terrorist "the Mandarin". | |
Directed by Shane Black, who previously worked with Downey Jr on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the film co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, as Pepper Potts, and Sir Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin. | Directed by Shane Black, who previously worked with Downey Jr on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the film co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, as Pepper Potts, and Sir Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin. |
The third film, which has enjoyed largely positive reviews has easily outstripped the opening weekends of the first two films, which took $98.6m and $128.1m respectively. | |
Kenneth Turan, writing in The Los Angeles Times, called it "unexpectedly - and successfully - darker and more serious than its predecessors", while CNN's Tom Charity called it "a confidently tongue-in-cheek piece of blockbuster engineering". | Kenneth Turan, writing in The Los Angeles Times, called it "unexpectedly - and successfully - darker and more serious than its predecessors", while CNN's Tom Charity called it "a confidently tongue-in-cheek piece of blockbuster engineering". |
The film opened a week earlier overseas, taking $504.8m (£324.1m) at the international box office - meaning it has already grossed $680.1m (£436.7m) in total. | The film opened a week earlier overseas, taking $504.8m (£324.1m) at the international box office - meaning it has already grossed $680.1m (£436.7m) in total. |
Downey Jr is expected to reunite with fellow comic book characters Captain America, Thor and the Hulk in the forthcoming Avengers sequel, which is scheduled to be released in 2015. | Downey Jr is expected to reunite with fellow comic book characters Captain America, Thor and the Hulk in the forthcoming Avengers sequel, which is scheduled to be released in 2015. |
Previous version
1
Next version