The Grand Theft Auto IV release wasn’t a factor, nor was any other film in theatres as Marvel’s Iron Man repulsor blasted his way to a $100 million weekend.
The first movie from Marvel Studios tallied $104.3 million including Thursday night previews. It was the fourth-best opening in that weekend’s history and the second highest non-sequel opening behind Spider-Man.
This film’s explosive opening catapults the lesser known Iron Man into the same stratosphere with heroes like Spidey, Batman and Superman. The movie enjoyed almost universal good press, a rarity for comic-book fare. Paramount’s exit polling said the audience was 65 percent …read more

If director Jon Favreau’s take on Iron Man doesn’t turn the character into one of Marvel’s A-listers, I don’t know what will. Robert Downey Jr. captures all the nuances of a complex character, not surprising since he’s lived at least some of Tony Stark’s life.
Stark was a boy genius and as an adult is still sometimes more boy than genius. He’s a corporate rock star and he lives the life access to excess often allows. He chases skirts, parties too hard and occasionally stops to design weapons that keep him rich enough to continue his foolishness.

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Reviews from early screenings of Marvel’s summer blockbuster Iron Man have been glowing so far. Robert Downey Jr. reportedly makes all the right moves as the eccentric but brilliant billionaire.
“Marvel – ous,”  The Hollywood Reporter says. “The space flights and acrobatics over Los Angeles evoke Spider-Man,”  they go on.  “Yet the whole package is distinctly its own, a tale originated in the ’60s cleverly and logically transposed into today’s world.”
SFUniverse will have reviews of the film, video game and the new Invincible Iron Man monthly comic as part of our Tony …read more