>> let's face it, this is not the worst thing you have caught me doing. >> anybody who is a robert downy jr. fan which i had been from is very beginning it was a no brainer. john favereau was an exciting film maker. iron man was an exciting character. they got it lined up and they got it right. >> our collaboration along with everybody who worked on iron man created a template for the tone, the sensibility and the way that the marvel universe could be reflected in an accurate way to what stanley had come up with. >> the idea of so many superheros in one movie, this has never been done before. >> the avengers had the biggest u.s. opening ever this weekend. the first movie to make $200 million in one weekend alone. >> outside of comic books where