Iron Man 3 breaks The Avengers record, earns whopping $195.3 million in its first week

Marvel Studios and Disney's productionIron Man 3has broken the Box Office record of their last summer’s releaseThe Avengersby fetching $195.3 million from 42 markets.

A superhero film by Shane Black starring Robert Downey Jr. in the lead is definitely liked by the audience. The movie is more of afollow-upof last year’sThe Avengersthan a continuation of 2010 ventureIron Man 2.The movie has fascinated the maximum in U.K. where the film has grossed $21.5 million in its opening week. In Korea, it earned $19.2 million and the Australian audience earned this flick $18.4 million. Dave Hollis, Disney’s president of worldwide distribution, who doesn’t want to forejudge the success comments, "To say we are beyond encouraged is an understatement."

Now, the eyes would be on whether the sequels ofIron Manwould be able to match up withThe Avengersin North America, where it made a domestic gross of $207.4 million.