Sunday, May 12, 2013

The Playlist: Box Office: 'Iron Man 3' Continues To Speed Towards $1 Billion Worldwide, 'Gatsby' Does 'Great'

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Box Office: 'Iron Man 3' Continues To Speed Towards $1 Billion Worldwide, 'Gatsby' Does 'Great'
May 12th 2013, 16:00

Big business, big business: the actors behind "The Avengers" were smart to pick a week where "Iron Man 3" was making cash hand over fist to air out their salary grievances. The stats are pure gonzo for the third installment in the robot-man series, with the picture smashing expectations worldwide as it cruises towards a cool billion. By the end of this weekend, it will have eclipsed the domestic results of any non-"Iron Man" Marvel film aside from "The Avengers," though globally it's already the biggest of all Marvel superhero films behind last summer's billion dollar superhero team-up. This is the rare success that may have everyone involved walk away. With no future "Sherlock Holmes" installments planned, Robert Downey Jr. has lined up "The Judge" and "Chef," two smaller-scale character films that should keep the actor busy until another gargantuan paycheck for "The Avengers 2." Meanwhile, Marvel remains in a holding pattern about an "Iron Man 4," a prospect that seems dubious given...

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