
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.


A superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series. Tony Stark AKA Iron Man, an industrialist and master engineer uses a powered exoskeleton to fight foes, with the aid of his personal assistant and love interest Pepper Potts.
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 3 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$2.42B
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$540M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$808.2M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
4.49x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
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After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.