The Invincible Iron Man

The Invincible Iron Man is a 2007 animated superhero film based on the original Iron Man comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Produced by Starburst Entertainment, the film revolves around billionaire manufacturer Tony Stark, who finds a lost Chinese city and accidentally unleashes an evil powerful force, prompting him to create armor to become Iron Man and defeat the evil being.

Originally conceived as a direct-to-video feature, the film was instead theatrically released on January 19, 2007, and received mixed reviews, with main criticisms for the plot and characters, though the animation was praised. However, the film was a box office success, grossing $106 million on a budget of $10 million.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film opened alongside The Hitcher and was projected to gross $15-20 million in its opening weekend. Analysts blamed the lower-than usual expectations for a superhero feature on the fact that the film was animated and originally supposed to be released on home media. The film grossed $7 million on its first day, including $700,000 from Thursday night previews, and grossed $16 million over the weekend, ranking first at the box office. In the film's second weekend, it grossed $10 million, dropping down to third behind newcomers Epic Movie and Smokin' Aces.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "Although it has passable animation, The Invincible Iron Man struggles to find a reason to exist." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B" on a scale of A+ to F.