{"id":255,"date":"2013-05-06T13:30:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=255"},"modified":"2013-09-13T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T09:58:49","slug":"iron-man-3-smahes-in-at-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2013\/05\/06\/iron-man-3-smahes-in-at-number-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Man 3 Smahes In At Number One"},"content":{"rendered":"

With records already broken, Marvel\u2019s Iron Man 3<\/i><\/b> smashed in at No.1 at the
\nSouth African Box Office this past weekend and has become the biggest 5-day opening weekend in history. The film hauled in a massive R13 394 393,00 from Wednesday 1 May through Sunday 5 May, including its R4 169 844,00 taking on Workers Day last week \u2013 which is the biggest opening and single day on record.<\/p>\n

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Audiences across the world also flocked to cinemas to see Robert Downey nr\u2019s third outing as the iconic Marvel superhero, including the United States where it opened with a whopping $175.3 million according to studio estimates, giving it the second biggest opening weekend of all time, after 2012\u2019s Marvel\u2019s The Avengers<\/i><\/b>. Globally, Iron Man 3<\/i><\/b>\u2018s Box Office takings have sky-rocketed to reach over $680 million.<\/p>\n

Following the superhero mash-up of a lifetime, Marvel\u2019s The Avengers<\/i><\/b>, fans were clamouring to see what had become of Tony Stark after he, together with The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Hawkeye, The Black Widow and Thor, saved the world from alien invasion. Fans can look forward to more superhero action as Thor: The Dark World<\/i><\/b> releases on 8 November 2013, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/i><\/b> and Guardians of the Galaxy<\/i><\/b> releasing in 2014. 2015 welcomes The Avengers<\/i><\/b> 2<\/i><\/b>. There is certainly much more to come from the Marvel stable!<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Iron Man 3<\/i><\/strong> pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark\/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?<\/p>\n

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley, Marvel\u2019s Iron Man 3<\/i><\/strong> is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce & Shane Black and is based on Marvel\u2019s iconic Super Hero Iron Man, who first appeared on the pages of \u201cTales of Suspense\u201d (#39) in 1963 and had his solo comic book debut with \u201cThe Invincible Iron Man\u201d (#1) in May of 1968.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Iron Man 3<\/i><\/strong> is currently open country-wide and is available in 3D in
\nselect cinemas.<\/p>\n

Iron Man 3 on SAMDB<\/a><\/p>\n

Iron Man 3 SAMDB Review<\/a><\/p>\n

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