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I never cared at all for Iron Man when I was growing up. I thought Superman and Spider-Man were
pretty cool; I LOVED Batman. Iron Man? Meh.
A friend of mine forced me to see Iron Man 2 with her a couple of years ago. I liked Robert Downey, Jr.'s
character Tony Stark. — a very quick wit, highly intelligent, sarcastic, particularly in the "I'm-
the-shizznit-and-I-know-it kind of way.
Downey continues in his role as the haughty Stark in The Avengers — teamed up with The Hulk,
Captain America, a costumeless Hawkeye among other characters of whom I'd not heard.
The Avengers was a fun movie. I'd been advised by friends that the set-up seems to drag on —
I didn't really agree.
I am aware that The Avengers was a latter part of an inspired plan to introduce several Marvel comics
superhero-based films, then have these characters join forces in a subsequent release.
In their independent releases (data source: IMDB):
- The Hulk (2003) did 245.5MM in box office sales on an estimated $137MM budget
- Captain America (2011) did far better with $368.6MM on an estimated $140MM budget
- Thor (2011) pulled in just under $450MM on a $150MM budget
- Iron Man (2008) grossed $585MM on its $140MM budget, and
- Iron Man 2 (2010) grossed nearly $624MM on its $200MM budget
Not hard to figure out where the draw is here. (By the way, an Iron Man 3 is planned for release in 2014.)
In contrast to the single-hero movies, The Avengers has so far pulled in over $832MM on an estimated $220MM budget.
Congratulations, Marvel!
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