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‘IRON MAN’ STRIKES GOLD WITH $100 MILLION-PLUS WEEKEND DEBUT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office.

The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a non-sequel, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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