Iron Man: Armor Wars

Iron Man: Armor Wars is a 2013 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. The film is the fifteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first film in Volume Three. Iron Man: Armor Wars is a sequel to Iron Man and Iron Man: Extremis and was directed by Shane Black and co-written by Black and Justin Theroux. Robert Downey Jr. stars in the film as Tony Stark/Iron Man, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, and Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane.

The film was released on May 3, 2013.

Cast

 * Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
 * Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
 * Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan
 * Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
 * Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger

Box office
Iron Man: Extremis grossed $355.9 million domestically and $675.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.031 billion. The film had a domestic opening weekend of $126.5 million, making it the number-one film of the weekend. Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $256.6 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a approval rating of 87%, based on 376 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Iron Man: Armor Wars boasts the requisite visual splendor, but like its armored protagonist, this sequel's narrative is also surprisingly nimble, adding up to action-packed fun for the whole family". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".