'Iron Man' Vs. 'Sherlock Holmes'
Iron Man | Sherlock Holmes | Iron Man 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Iron Man 3 | |
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Release Summary | |||||
| Genre | Comic Book Adaptation The Middle East Origin Story Adventure Superhero | Past Crime Action Adventure | IMAX Comic Book Adaptation Superhero Adventure | Past Adventure | IMAX Superhero Christmas 3D Adventure Comic Book Adaptation |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures | Warner Bros. | Paramount Pictures | Warner Bros. | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release Date | May 2, 2008 | Dec 25, 2009 | May 7, 2010 | Dec 16, 2011 | May 3, 2013 |
| Gross To Date | $318,604,126 | $209,028,679 | $312,433,331 | $186,848,418 | $409,013,994 |
| Production Budget | $140,000,000 | $90,000,000 | $200,000,000 | – | $200,000,000 |
| Running Time | 2 hr 6 min | 2 hr 8 min | 2 hr 4 min | 2 hr 9 min | 2 hr 10 min |
| MPA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
Domestic Summary | |||||
| Total Gross | $318,604,126 | $209,028,679 | $312,433,331 | $186,848,418 | $409,013,994 |
| Opening Weekend | $98,618,668 | $62,304,277 | $128,122,480 | $39,637,079 | $174,144,585 |
| Opening % of Total | 31% | 29.8% | 41% | 21.2% | 42.6% |
| Widest Release | 4,154 | 3,626 | 4,390 | 3,703 | 4,253 |
| Close Date | Oct 2, 2008 | Apr 29, 2010 | Aug 19, 2010 | Apr 5, 2012 | Sep 12, 2013 |
| In Release | 974 days / 139 weeks | 372 days / 53 weeks | 239 days / 34 weeks | 382 days / 54 weeks | 243 days / 34 weeks |
| Weekends at #1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Weekends in Top 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Worldwide Summary | |||||
| Worldwide Gross | $585,366,247 | $524,028,679 | $623,933,331 | $543,848,418 | $1,214,811,252 |
| Foreign Gross | $266,762,121 | $315,000,000 | $311,500,000 | $357,000,000 | $805,797,258 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 45.6% | 60.1% | 49.9% | 65.6% | 66.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $318,604,126 | $209,028,679 | $312,433,331 | $186,848,418 | $409,013,994 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 54.4% | 39.9% | 50.1% | 34.4% | 33.7% |
