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The fictional character Iron Man, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, also appears in live-action feature films and animated direct-to-video films. Actor Robert Downey Jr. portrays the character in the feature films. Stand-alone films about the character include Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), and the upcoming Iron Man 3 (2013). Downey Jr. also portrayed Iron Man as part of an ensemble for The Avengers (2012) and has made cameo appearances in several other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the direct-to-video films, the character has been voiced by different actors.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Stand-alone films

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Cast and characters

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Iron Man
(2008)
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Iron Man 3
(2013)
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Robert Downey, Jr.
Pepper Potts Gwyneth Paltrow
James Rhodes
War Machine / Iron Patriot
Terrence Howard Don Cheadle
Happy Hogan Jon Favreau
J.A.R.V.I.S. Paul Bettany
voice role
Nick Fury Samuel L. Jackson
Phil Coulson Clark Gregg
Christine Everhart Leslie Bibb
Obadiah Stane
Iron Monger
Jeff Bridges
Yinsen Shaun Toub
Raza Faran Tahir
Natasha Romanoff
Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson
Justin Hammer Sam Rockwell
Ivan Vanko
Whiplash
Mickey Rourke
Howard Stark Gerard Sanders
(photograph only)
John Slattery
Senator Stern Garry Shandling
Aldrich Killian Guy Pearce
Dr. Maya Hansen Rebecca Hall
Brandt Stephanie Szostak
Eric Savin
Coldblood
James Badge Dale
The Mandarin Ben Kingsley
Jack Taggert
Firepower
Ashley Hamilton
Dr. Wu Wang Xueqi
President Ellis William Sadler
Harley Ty Simpkins
Stan Lee (cameos) Hugh Hefner Larry King unannounced role

Release

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Box office performance
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Film U.S. release date Revenue Rank Budget Reference
United States International Worldwide All time domestic All time worldwide
Iron Man May 2, 2008 $318,412,101 $266,762,121 $585,174,222 #30 #80 $140,000,000 [1]
Iron Man 2 May 7, 2010 $312,433,331 $311,500,000 $623,933,331 #34 #67 $200,000,000 [2]
Iron Man 3 May 3, 2013
Critical reaction
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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Yahoo! Movies
Iron Man 94% (238 reviews)[3] 79 (38 reviews)[4] B+ (15 reviews)[5]
Iron Man 2 75% (268 reviews)[6] 57 (40 reviews)[7] B- (12 reviews)[8]
Iron Man 3

Animated direct-to-video films

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References

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  1. ^ "Iron Man (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ^ "Iron Man 2 (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  3. ^ "Iron Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-11-2. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Iron Man (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  5. ^ "Iron Man - Critics Reviews". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  6. ^ "Iron Man 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-10-3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Iron Man 2 (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  8. ^ "Iron Man 2 - Critics Reviews". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2010-05-10.