Iron Man 3 Is Fifth-Highest Grossing Movie Of All Time

Iron Man 3has become the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time, having already earned £754 million at the box office globally.

The Marvel/Disney superhero threequel has shot up the all-time chart for takings at cinemas - with only Avatar, Titanic, The Avengers and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ahead of it.

Avatar notched up box office takings of £1.8bn - helped by being the first big 3D blockbuster, which gave it a significant hike in ticket prices.

And the movie is now by far the highest-grossing in the series, with the previous two instalments of the franchise not even breaching the all-time top 50.

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Fiege recently claimed the Iron Man franchise could survive beyond star Robert Downey Jr.

VISIT MTV AT THE MOVIES FOR ALL THE LATEST FILM TRAILERS, NEWS AND GALLERIES HERE

CHECK OUT BRAND NEW IMAGES FROM IRON MAN 3 IN OUR GALLERY HERE!