Iron Man

Released Date
May 2, 2008
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Superhero
Rating
PG-13
Budget
$140,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$319,034,126 + $266,762,121 = $585,796,247
59
Robert Downey Jr.

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

51
Gwyneth Paltrow

as Pepper Potts

55
Terrence Howard

as James

74
Jeff Bridges

as Obadiah Stane

62
Clark Gregg

as Phil Coulson

61
Shaun Toub

as Ho Yinsen

About Iron Man

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

About

The first film in the Iron Man franchise and the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe sees Tony Stark building a weaponized suit and fighting terrorists as Iron Man.

Trivia

The dialogue in the movie is mostly ad-libbed from the script. It was Marvel Studio's first self-financed film and it earned two Academy Award nominations.