| Movie Summary | 
Iron Man | 
Sherlock Holmes | 
Iron Man 2 | 
Sherlock Holmes 2 | 
Iron Man 3 |
| Genre | Action / Adventure | Adventure | Action / Adventure | Adventure | Action / Adventure |
| Studio | Paramount | Warner Bros. | Paramount | Warner Bros. | Buena Vista |
| Release Date | May 2, 2008 | December 25, 2009 | May 7, 2010 | December 16, 2011 | May 3, 2013 |
| Domestic Gross | $318,412,101 | $209,028,679 | $312,433,331 | $186,848,418 | $337,073,000 |
| Production Budget | $140 million | $90 million | $200 million | n/a | $200 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 6 min. | 2 hrs. 14 min. | 2 hrs. 5 min. | 2 hrs. 8 min. | 2 hrs. 9 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content | intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material | sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language. | intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material. | sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive content. |
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| Domestic Summary | Iron Man | Sherlock Holmes | Iron Man 2 | Sherlock Holmes 2 | Iron Man 3 |
| Total Gross | $318,412,101 | $209,028,679 | $312,433,331 | $186,848,418 | $337,073,000 |
| Opening Weekend* | $98,618,668 | $62,304,277 | $128,122,480 | $39,637,079 | $174,144,585 |
| Theaters | 4,105 | 3,626 | 4,380 | 3,703 | 4,253 |
| Average | $24,024 | $17,183 | $29,252 | $10,704 | $40,946 |
| Opening % of Total | 31.0% | 29.8% | 41.0% | 21.2% | 51.7% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -48.1% | -41.2% | -59.4% | -48.9% | -58.4% |
| Widest Release | 4,154 | 3,626 | 4,390 | 3,703 | 4,253 |
| Close Date | October 2, 2008 | April 29, 2010 | August 19, 2010 | April 5, 2012 | n/a |
| In Release | n/a | 126 days / 18 weeks | n/a | 112 days / 16 weeks | 17 days / 2 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Iron Man | Sherlock Holmes | Iron Man 2 | Sherlock Holmes 2 | Iron Man 3 |
| Worldwide Gross | $585,174,222 | $524,028,679 | $623,933,331 | $545,448,418 | $1,073,273,000 |
| Foreign Gross | $266,762,121 | $315,000,000 | $311,500,000 | $358,600,000 | $736,200,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 45.6% | 60.1% | 49.9% | 65.7% | 68.6% |
| Domestic Gross | $318,412,101 | $209,028,679 | $312,433,331 | $186,848,418 | $337,073,000 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 54.4% | 39.9% | 50.1% | 34.3% | 31.4% |
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| People Summary | Iron Man | Sherlock Holmes | Iron Man 2 | Sherlock Holmes 2 | Iron Man 3 |
| Actor: Clark Gregg | #2 | - | #3 | - | - |
| Actor: Don Cheadle | - | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Actor: Gwyneth Paltrow | #2 | - | #3 | - | #1 |
| Actor: Jon Favreau | n/a | - | n/a | - | #1 |
| Actor: Jude Law | - | #1 | - | #2 | - |
| Actor: Paul Bettany | n/a | - | n/a | - | #1 |
| Actor: Rachel McAdams | - | #2 | - | #3 | - |
| Actor: Robert Downey, Jr. | #3 | #5 | #4 | #6 | #2 |
| Actor: Samuel L. Jackson | n/a | - | #3 | - | - |
| Composer: Hans Zimmer | - | #12 | - | #17 | - |
| Director: Guy Ritchie | - | #1 | - | #2 | - |
| Director: Jon Favreau | #1 | - | #2 | - | - |
| Producer: Dan Lin | - | #1 | - | #2 | - |
| Producer: David Maisel | #1 | - | #2 | - | - |
| Producer: Joel Silver | - | #2 | - | #3 | - |
| Producer: Jon Favreau | #3 | - | #4 | - | #2 |
| Producer: Kevin Feige | #5 | - | #6 | - | #3 |
| Producer: Louis D'Esposito | #2 | - | #3 | - | - |
| Producer: Stan Lee | #6 | - | #7 | - | #4 |
| Producer: Susan Downey | - | #2 | #1 | #3 | - |
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| Genres & Franchises | Iron Man | Sherlock Holmes | Iron Man 2 | Sherlock Holmes 2 | Iron Man 3 |
| Brand: Marvel Comics | #6 | - | #7 | - | #4 |
| Franchise: Avengers | #3 | - | #4 | - | #2 |
| Franchise: Iron Man | #2 | - | #3 | - | #1 |
| Genre: Adventure - Period | - | #8 | - | #11 | - |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | #8 | - | #9 | - | #6 |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | - | - | #14 | - | #10 |
| Genre: Superhero | #8 | - | #9 | - | #6 |
| Showdown: 'Iron Man' Vs. 'Sherlock Holmes' | #2 | #4 | #3 | #5 | #1 |
| Showdown: Avengers Assemble | #2 | - | #3 | - | - |
| Showdown: Clanging Metal | #5 | - | #6 | - | #3 |
| Showdown: Marvel Comics Showdown | #4 | - | #5 | - | - |
| Showdown: Summer Starter Skirmish | #5 | - | - | - | #3 |
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| Chart Rankings | Iron Man | Sherlock Holmes | Iron Man 2 | Sherlock Holmes 2 | Iron Man 3 |
| All Time Domestic | #31 | #121 | #35 | #146 | #25 |
| All Time Adjusted | #124 | - | #166 | - | #138 |
| All Time Worldwide | #84 | #102 | #70 | #94 | #9 |
| Worldwide Openings | #31 | - | #23 | - | #6 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #26 | - | #29 | - | #9 |
| Opening Weeks | #29 | #53 | #16 | #192 | #5 |
| Opening Day Gross | #32 | #67 | #16 | - | #7 |
| Single Day Gross | #56 | #198 | #20 | - | #8 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | - | #30 | #57 | - | #22 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | - | #31 | - | - | #49 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #25 | #63 | #13 | - | #7 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | - | #54 | #81 | #59 | #53 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #22 | #108 | #7 | - | #2 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #28 | - | #17 | - | #3 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | - | #36 | #65 | - | #27 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | - | #63 | - | - | #91 |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | - | #20 | #42 | #23 | #19 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #35 | #100 | #19 | - | #3 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #35 | #94 | #19 | - | #3 |
| Friday to Saturday Drops on Opening Weekends | - | #174 | #191 | - | - |
| Summer Starts | #6 | - | #4 | - | #2 |
| Opening Weekends | #25 | #84 | #12 | #219 | #2 |
| Opening Weekends - December | - | #6 | - | #15 | - |
| Opening Weekends - May | #12 | - | #4 | - | #2 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | - | #20 | - | #42 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #18 | - | #8 | - | #2 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #36 | #56 | #21 | - | #4 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #26 | #80 | #12 | - | #2 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #32 | #75 | #16 | - | #3 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #38 | #62 | #22 | - | #6 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #41 | #59 | #23 | - | #6 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #39 | #52 | #20 | - | #6 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #37 | #50 | #20 | - | #4 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #37 | #70 | #20 | - | #6 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #165 | - | #174 | - | #168 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #155 | - | #165 | - | #158 |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | #62 | - | #85 | - |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #45 | - | #53 | - | - |
| Second Weekends | #21 | #60 | #19 | - | #4 |
| Third Weekends | #17 | #134 | #34 | #68 | #9 |
| Fourth Weekends | #17 | #192 | #38 | #74 | - |
| Fifth Weekends | #17 | - | #135 | #104 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #317 | #207 | #536 | #343 | #516 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #712 | #447 | #1109 | #751 | #1080 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1061 | #688 | #1621 | #1110 | #1581 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2471 | #1833 | #3412 | #2559 | #3351 |
| Rated PG-13 | #21 | #66 | #24 | #76 | #17 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #21 | #57 | #12 | #134 | #2 |
| Widest Releases | #23 | #157 | #4 | #121 | #16 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #29 | #139 | #3 | #110 | #14 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #20 | #75 | #3 | #60 | #11 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #17 | #86 | #3 | #65 | #13 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #26 | #61 | #12 | #157 | #3 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #38 | #69 | #23 | #118 | #2 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #41 | #100 | #22 | - | #6 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #35 | - | #24 | - | #4 |
| Fastest to $300 million | #28 | - | #25 | - | #5 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #481 | #446 | #495 | #350 | #504 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #84 | #25 | #103 | - | #119 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #10 | #161 | #217 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #44 | #85 | #26 | #320 | #6 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | - | #55 | #103 | - | #44 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | - | #50 | - | - | #89 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #30 | #102 | #15 | - | #9 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | - | #85 | #132 | #96 | #91 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #29 | #171 | #13 | - | #2 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #38 | - | #26 | - | #7 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | - | #64 | #112 | - | #52 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | - | #94 | - | - | #138 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #81 | - | #54 | - | #8 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #69 | - | #49 | - | #7 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | - | #8 | - | #25 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #16 | - | #9 | - | #3 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #33 | #122 | #17 | #339 | #4 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | - | #28 | - | #79 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #24 | - | #13 | - | #4 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #35 | #126 | #40 | - | #11 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #26 | - | #84 | #178 | #27 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #41 | - | #122 | - | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #34 | #115 | #51 | #135 | #40 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #24 | #85 | #15 | #184 | #4 |
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