As of today, the Shane Black-directed solo sequel is now the third biggest comic book movie of all time behind The Avengers ($1.511 billion) and The Dark Knight Rises ($1.084 billion), having surpassed the haul of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which banked $1.004 billion back in 2008. It looks certain to go on to crack the all time top ten, with tenth place currently occupied by Pixar's Toy Story 3 on $1.063 billion, and could even end up occupying a spot in the top five.
Iron Man 3 stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as Rhodey / War Machine, Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian, Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen, James Badge Dale as Savin, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan and Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin. Read our reviews here, here and here, listen to the Flickering Myth Iron Man 3 Podcasthere, and check out our extensive 'Making of Iron Man 3' article here.