Contrary to speculation that the release of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV would harm the Iron Man box office take, the film pulled roughly $104M in weekend ticket sales, Variety reports.

Industry figureheads and analysts alike had been raising questions as to Rockstar's open-world action title's effect on Iron Man's performance as early as March, suggesting that the title would steal the spotlight from the comic book adaptation.

But with a relatively stellar opening weekend, it appears that the release of GTA IV last week has had little effect on Iron Man's sales. Sales data for the film's multiplatform game adaptation, however, has not yet been made available. Variety's Ben Fritz suspects that the game will have a more realized effect on home video sales and TV ratings than big screen features.

Last fall, several Hollywood executives blamed the arrival of Bungie's Halo 3 (X360) for a 27% drop in ticket sales and the lackluster performance of The Heartbreak Kid, causing some to fear the repercussions of Grand Theft Auto IV's release.

More speculation is pouring in that tomorrow's release of Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360) could dampen this Friday's arrival of the Iron Man film and its accompanying game, though not everyone is convinced.

"There's a big reset happening now," Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told the Financial Times. "I don't think I've ever heard of [Hollywood being afraid of a game] before."

Last fall, some Hollywood executives blamed Bungie's Halo 3 (X360) for a 27% drop in ticket sales, causing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV paranoia in Tinsel Town.

Earlier this month, a report surfaced that GTA 4 publisher Take-Two expects sales of $400 million in the game's first week on store shelves. The best of estimates have the Robert Downey Jr.-starring Iron Man flick pulling in a scant $100 million during its opening weekend at the box office.

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As had been expected, an Iron Man demo is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is a 643mb download and gives you a glimpse of the retail game which ships May 2 for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. Also available on the Marketplace is a demo for Monolith's recently released Condemned 2: Bloodshoot (PS3, X360). The 736mb demo kicks off half-way into the game's first level.

Sega of America announced today that a demo for its upcoming comic and film-inspired adaptation Iron Man will arrive on the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow, and on the PlayStation Network in the near future. Published by Sega of America and developed by Secret Level and A2M, Iron Man is slated to hit PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP when the film arrives on May 2.

Publisher Sega released the fifth trailer for the upcoming Iron Man game, showing off some of the action-packed sequences inspired by the forthcoming film.

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Developed by Secret Level and A2M, Iron Man is slated to hit PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP when the film arrives on May 2.

Reversing its recent trend of impressive media, Sega has released a story-driven trailer for the upcoming Iron Man video game that will probably dampen your expectations.

While the game itself still looks promising, the cheese-laden dialogue and the on-again off-again lip-sync certainly provide a new perspective on the title's cinematic sequences.

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Set to arrive alongside the film on May 2 and developed by Secret Level and A2M, Iron Man is slated to hit PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP.

With the game's May 2 release drawing near, Sega sent over a new batch Iron Man screens along with a behind the scenes trailer.

Pulled from the Xbox 360 edition of the comic and film-inspired title, the new shots include a bit of gameplay and a few scenes from the movie.

Developed by Secret Level and A2M, Iron Man is slated to debut on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP.

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Sega today released an extensive trailer for the Secret Level-developed action title Iron Man. The game is set for a May release, alongside the Robery Downey Jr. flick.

While the trailer is ripped from the Xbox 360 version of Iron Man, expect the title to hit on all major console and handheld platforms, including the PC and PlayStation 2.

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Sega has released the first footage from Iron Man, which shows the sometimes-alcoholic superhero throwing an airborne jet.

Developed by Secret Level and A2M, Iron Man is slated to arrive in 2008 alongside the highly-anticipated movie, which stars the sometimes-substance-abusing Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and his real-world alter-ego Tony Stark.

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