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defamer.com - 5/5/2008

The Schlub Factor (And Four Other Reasons 'Iron Man' Struck Box Office Gold) [Iron Man]

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We assumed in last week's Defamer Attractions column that $75 million opening-weekend estimates seemed awfully conservative for Iron Man , but even our $90 million forecast undershot the film's $100.7 million three-day take . (It was $104.2 million if you count Thursday night previews, and more than $200 million globally.) Aside from the obligatory splash for any early-summer tentpole, we're ...

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Gawker: defamer — ... actual legacy, hovering on the spectrum between Roger Friedman's dank opprobrium and Mark and Seth's wry, singular equilibrium, the latter of which I so cherish and which influences me to this day. Yet: "Do you like anything?" Holy Christ, yes. Yes. I like Synecdoche, New York. I like An Education. Actually, the whole Sundance Film Festival was pretty great this year. I like Man on Wire. I like Tyler Perry. I like Iron Man. I like Harvey Weinstein, even if he'll never believe me. I like ...