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‘Iron Man 3’ Heads for $160 Million in Year’s Biggest Debut

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“Iron Man 3,” the superhero movie from Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel division, looks set to jump-start the summer movie season with the biggest opening in a year that so far has proved disappointing to Hollywood.

“Iron Man 3” may take in more than $160 million in its U.S. debut this weekend, according to Phil Contrino, chief analyst for Boxoffice.com. That would be the biggest debut since “The Avengers,” also from Marvel, opened with $207.4 million a year ago to set a record.