Iron Man received very positive acclaim from movie critics and theater goers alike. As of
June 8,
2008, the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 207 reviews, with an average score of 7.6/10 with the consensus that "Director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey make this smart, high impact superhero movie one that even non-comics fans can enjoy". The website reported that Iron Man was the best-reviewed film of the year so far and "also potentially one of the highest-rated superhero movies of all time".
[68] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 78 out of 100, based on 37 reviews.
[69] The movie received an average score of 80.1% from 63 film critics according to Movie Tab.
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In its opening weekend, Iron Man grossed $98,618,668 in 4,105 theaters in the
United States and
Canada, ranking #1 at the box office,
[80][81] making it the eleventh-biggest movie opening weekend of all time,
[82] ninth widest release in terms of theaters,
[83] and the second highest-grossing opening weekend of
2008 behind
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It grossed $35.2 million on its first day, making it the 13th-biggest opening day.
[84] Iron Man had the second-best premiere ever for a non-
sequel, coming behind
Spider-Man. It had the fourth-biggest opening for a superhero movie.
[85] Iron Man was also the #1 film in the United States and Canada in its second weekend, grossing $51.1 million
[80], making it the 12th-best second weekend of all time and the fifth-best for a non-sequel.
[86]
As of
June 8,
2008, Iron Man has grossed $530,319,245 worldwide — $288,893,000 in the United States and Canada and $241,426,245 in other territories.
[87] It is currently the highest-grossing film of 2008, both domestically and worldwide
[88] and the 49th highest grossing movie of all time.